Interviewer effects in public health surveys

Health Education Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 14-26

  Davis, R E ^a   Couper, M P ^a   Janz, N K ^a   Caldwell, C H ^a   Resnicow, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EQUIPMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RACE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DATA COLLECTION; EFFECT MODIFIERS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PREJUDICE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 75649114512     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyp046     Document Type: Article

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