Prospective evaluation of direct approach with a tablet device as a strategy to enhance survey study participant response rate

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Parker, Melissa J ^a,b   Manan, Asmaa ^a   Urbanski, Sara ^a  

^a MCMASTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bias (epidemiology); Computers; Data collection; Handheld; Research design

Indexed keywords

HAPLORHINI;

ARTICLE; CANADA; E-MAIL; EVALUATION; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY;

DATA COLLECTION; ELECTRONIC MAIL; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INTERNET; ONTARIO; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84868219314     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-5-605     Document Type: Review

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