Forgetting to remember or remembering to forget: A study of the recall period length in health care survey questions
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- Kjellsson, Gustav & Clarke, Philip & Gerdtham, Ulf-G, 2013. "Forgetting to Remember or Remembering to Forget - A Study of the Recall Period Length in Health Care Survey Questions," Working Papers 2013:1, Lund University, Department of Economics.
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Survey methods; Health survey; Hospitalization; Recall error; Recall periods;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C42 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Survey Methods
- C83 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Survey Methods; Sampling Methods
- I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
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