Comparison of cell phone and landline surveys: A design perspective

Field Methods

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-15

  Carley Baxter, Lisa R ^a   Peytchev, Andy ^a   Black, Michele C ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell phone survey; Cell phone use; Nonresponse

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649322489     PISSN: 1525822X     EISSN: 15523969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1525822X09360310     Document Type: Article

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