Comparison of response patterns in different survey designs: a longitudinal panel with mixed-mode and online-only design

Abstract Background Increasing availability of the Internet allows using only online data collection for more epidemiological studies. We compare response patterns in a population-based health survey using two survey designs: mixed-mode (choice between paper-and-pencil and online questionnaires) and...

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Main Authors: Nicole Rübsamen, Manas K. Akmatov, Stefanie Castell, André Karch, Rafael T. Mikolajczyk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-03-01
Series:Emerging Themes in Epidemiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12982-017-0058-2