The effect of survey method on survey participation: Analysis of data from the Health Survey for England 2006 and the Boost Survey for London

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Mindell, Jennifer S ^a   Tipping, Sarah ^b   Pickering, Kevin ^b   Hope, Steven ^b   Roth, Marilyn A ^a   Erens, Bob ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; POLYPHARMACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; BELGIUM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; POLYPHARMACY; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 77957162874     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-10-83     Document Type: Article

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