Improving mail survey response rates using chocolate and replacement questionnaires

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 368-378

  Brennan, Mike ^a   Charbonneau, Jan ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 67650373398     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: 15375331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/poq/nfp030     Document Type: Article

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