Effects of phone versus mail survey methods on the measurement of health-related quality of life and emotional and behavioural problems in adolescents

BMC Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Erhart, Michael ^a   Wetzel, Ralf M ^a   Krügel, André ^a   Ravens Sieberer, Ulrike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CUSTODY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; POSTAL MAIL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TELEPHONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PARENTS; POSTAL SERVICE; PROXY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TELEPHONE;

EID: 76849091505     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-491     Document Type: Article

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