Data quality assurance: An analysis of patient non-response

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 198-210

  Derby, Dustin C ^a   Haan, Andrea ^a   Wood, Kurt ^a  

^a PALMER COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Patients; Psychometric tests; Quality assessment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHIROPRACTIC; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTAL MAIL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHIROPRACTIC; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTAL SERVICE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952797252     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526861111116642     Document Type: Article

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