A comparison of open-ended and closed questions in the prediction of mental health

Quality and Quantity

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1397-1411

  Friborg, Oddgeir ^a,b   Rosenvinge, Jan H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Closed; Open ended; Statistical prediction; Survey questions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872844227     PISSN: 00335177     EISSN: 15737845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11135-011-9597-8     Document Type: Article

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