Enhancing response rates in physician surveys: The limited utility of electronic options

Health Services Research

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1675-1682

  Nicholls, Keith ^a   Chapman, Kathryn ^b   Shaw, Thomas ^a   Perkins, Allen ^c   Sullivan, Margaret Murray ^d   Crutchfield, Susan ^d   Reed, Eddie ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^b ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Mitchell Cancer Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

multimodal surveys; Physician surveys; response rates; survey methodology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; E-MAIL; FAX; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; ONLINE SYSTEM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPONSE RATE; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

ALABAMA; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERNET; MOTIVATION; PHYSICIANS; POSTAL SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEFACSIMILE; TELEPHONE;

EID: 80052540414     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2011.01261.x     Document Type: Article

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