Successful strategies for high participation in three regional healthcare surveys: An observational study

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Elkins, Kristen R ^a   Nguyen, Christopher M ^a   Kim, Diane S ^a   Meyers, Hildy ^b   Cheung, Michele ^b   Huang, Susan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Orange County Healthcare Agency   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84855175364     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-11-176     Document Type: Article

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