Are Lower Response Rates Hazardous to Your Health Survey? An Analysis of Three State Telephone Health Surveys
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عنوان ژورنال: Health Services Research
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0017-9124
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2010.01128.x