Addressing Bias in Email Surveys on College Students' Alcohol Use: A Comparison of Strategies and Implications for Health Promotion.
Background: Email surveys of health behaviors are convenient and low cost, but concerns remain regarding data accuracy and implications for health promotion. Purpose: Compare the accuracy of email-collected survey data with classroom-collected data on college students' alcohol use, and compare strat...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Health Education Vol. 50; no. 5; pp. 272 - 283 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sep/Oct2019
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