The touro 12-Step: A systematic guide to optimizing survey research with online discussion boards

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Barnett, Mitchell J ^a   Ip, Eric J ^b   Tenerowicz, Michael J ^a   Perry, Paul J ^a  

^a TOURO UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anabolic Steroids; Internet Research

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LETTER; METHODOLOGY; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT SELECTION; SEARCH ENGINE;

COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEARCH ENGINE;

EID: 77953842600     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1314     Document Type: Article

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