Analysis of four recruitment methods for obtaining normative data through a Web-based questionnaire: a pilot study

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Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 529-534

  Nolte, Michael T ^a   Shauver, Melissa J ^a   Chung, Kevin C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Normative data; Participant recruitment; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940462118     PISSN: 15589447     EISSN: 15589455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11552-014-9730-y     Document Type: Article

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