Effect of questionnaire length, personalisation and reminder type on response rate to a complex postal survey: randomised controlled trial

Effect of questionnaire length, personalisation and reminder type on response rate to a complex postal survey: randomised controlled trial

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Minimising participant non-response in postal surveys helps to maximise the generalisability of the inferences made from the data collected. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of questionnaire length, personalisation and...

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Main Authors:	Preston John, Adams Emma, Bull Fiona, Song Yena, Sahlqvist Shannon, Ogilvie David
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2011-05-01
Series:	BMC Medical Research Methodology
Online Access:	http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/11/62

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