Questionnaires: the use and abuse of social survey methods in medical research
- 1 July 1999
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Postgraduate Medical Journal
- Vol. 75 (885) , 397-400
- https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.75.885.397
Abstract
Summary: We present a working review of survey methods based on market research technology. The structure of questionnaires, their distribution and analysis, are considered, together with techniques for increasing response rates.Keywords
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