Reducing underreports of behaviors in retrospective surveys: The effects of three different strategies

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 583-595

  Lugtig, Peter ^a   Glasner, Tina ^b   BoevCrossed D Sign, Anja J ^c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 85021056479     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: 14716909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/edv032     Document Type: Review

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