A comparison of data quality and practicality of online versus postal questionnaires in a sample of testicular cancer survivors

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 233-237

  Smith, Allan Ben ^a   King, Madeleine ^a   Butow, Phyllis ^a   Olver, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CANCER COUNCIL AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

cancer; data quality; oncology; online questionnaire; postal questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TESTIS CANCER;

AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTAL SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REMINDER SYSTEMS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVORS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84872059996     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.2052     Document Type: Article

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