Does Modality of Survey Administration Impact Data Quality: Audio Computer Assisted Self Interview (ACASI) Versus Self-Administered Pen and Paper?

William M. Reichmann; Elena Losina; George R. Seage III; Christian Arbelaez; Steven A. Safren; Jeffrey N. Katz; Adam Hetland; Rochelle P. Walensky

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008728

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Does Modality of Survey Administration Impact Data Quality: Audio Computer Assisted Self Interview (ACASI) Versus Self-Administered Pen and Paper?

William M. Reichmann ,

* E-mail: wreichmann@partners.org

Affiliations Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Elena Losina,

Affiliations Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Center for AIDS Research, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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George R. Seage III,

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Christian Arbelaez,

Affiliation Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Steven A. Safren,

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Jeffrey N. Katz,

Affiliations Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Adam Hetland,

Affiliation Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Rochelle P. Walensky

Affiliations Center for AIDS Research, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Division of General Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Does Modality of Survey Administration Impact Data Quality: Audio Computer Assisted Self Interview (ACASI) Versus Self-Administered Pen and Paper?

William M. Reichmann,
Elena Losina,
George R. Seage III,
Christian Arbelaez,
Steven A. Safren,
Jeffrey N. Katz,
Adam Hetland,
Rochelle P. Walensky

Published: January 15, 2010
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0008728

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