A guide for the design and conduct of self-administered surveys of clinicians

Survey research is an important form of scientific inquiry[1][1] that merits rigorous design and analysis.[2][2] The aim of a survey is to gather reliable and unbiased data from a representative sample of respondents.[3][3] Increasingly, investigators administer questionnaires to clinicians about

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