A randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of offering study results as an incentive to increase response rates to postal questionnaires [ISRCTN26118436]
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Postal questionnaires are widely used to collect outcome data on participants. However, a poor response to questionnaires will reduce the statistical power of the study and may introduce bias. A meta analysis of ten trials offering s...
Main Authors: | Torgerson David J, Cockayne Sarah |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2005-10-01
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Series: | BMC Medical Research Methodology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/5/34 |
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