A telephone survey of factors affecting willingness to participate in health research surveys

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Glass, D C ^a   Kelsall, H L ^a   Slegers, C ^a   Forbes, A B ^a   Loff, B ^a   Zion, D ^b   Fritschi, L ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Population studies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84946482882     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-2350-9     Document Type: Article

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