Increasing response rates to lifestyle surveys: A pragmatic evidence review

Perspectives in Public Health

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 89-94

  McCluskey, S ^a   Topping, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lifestyle survey; Literature review; Mixedmethods; Response rates

Indexed keywords

CITATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; METHODOLOGY; POSTAL MAIL; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPONSE RATE; REVIEW; TELEPHONE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 79955010375     PISSN: 17579139     EISSN: 17579147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757913910389423     Document Type: Review

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