title: Questionnaires: the use and abuse of social survey methods in medical research.
abstract: We present a working review of survey methods based on market research technology. The structure of questionnaires, their distribution and analysis, are considered, together with techniques for increasing response rates.
authors.affiliation: Gastrointestinal Research Unit, Leicester General Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eaden
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Mayberry
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Mayberry
mesh_terms: D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D012107:Research Design; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013689:Telephone