Money talks: non-monetary incentive and Internet administration fail to increase response rates to a physician survey

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 224-226

  Recklitis, Christopher J ^a   Campbell, Eric G ^b   Kutner, Jean S ^c   Bober, Sharon L ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SURVEY; LETTER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REWARD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COLORADO; GIFT GIVING; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERNET; MOTIVATION; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; POSTAL SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 58149166584     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2008.09.005     Document Type: Letter

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