The effect of multiple reminders on response patterns in a Danish health survey

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 156-161

  Christensen, Anne I ^a   Ekholm, Ola ^a   Kristensen, Peter L ^b   Larsen, Finn B ^c   Vinding, Anker L ^d   Glümer, Charlotte ^e,f   Juel, Knud ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Medical Department Hospital of Southern Jutland Region of Southern Denmark   (Denmark)

^c Central Denmark Region   (Denmark)

^d North Denmark Regional Hospital   (Denmark)

^e Building 84/85   (Denmark)

^f AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASSOCIATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CUES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922424257     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cku057     Document Type: Review

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