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Selected Guidelines for the Reporting of Research Studies

Consolidated standards of reporting trials (CONSORT). Available at:
http://www.consort-statement.org

Eysenbach G. Editorial: Improving the quality of Web surveys: the Checklist for Reporting Results of Internet E-Surveys (CHERRIES). J Med Internet Res.
2004;6:e34. Available at:
http://www.jmir.org/2004/3/e34

Council of American Survey Research Organizations (CASRO). CASRO Guidelines for Survey Research Quality. Available at:
http://www.casro.org/codeofstandards.cfm

Meta-analysis of observational studies in epidemiology (MOOSE). Available
at:
http://www.consort-statement.org/Initiatives/MOOSE/moose.pdf

Quality Of Reporting Of Meta-analyses (QUOROM). Available at:
http://www.consort-statement.org/Evidence/evidence.html#quorom

Standards for reporting of diagnostic accuracy (STARD). Available at:
http://stard-statement.org/

Strengthening the Reporting of Observational studies in Epidemiology
http://www.strobe-statement.org/

Selected Resources for Survey Research

Journal Articles

Kelley K, Clark B, Brown V, Sitzia J. Good practice in survey research.  Int J Qual Health Care. 2003;15:261-266.

Turocy PS.  Survey research in athletic training: the scientific method of development and implementation. J Athl Train. 2002; 37(4 suppl): S174-S179.
http://www.nata.org/jat/readers/archives/37.4/attr37-s04/pdf/attr_37_s04_174.pdf

Wall CR, DeHaven MJ, Oeffinger KC. Survey methodology for the uninitiated. J Fam Practice. 2002;51:573-585.


Texts

Bourque LB, Fielder EP. How to Conduct Self-Administered and Mail Surveys: The Survey Kit. 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage; 2003.

Fink A. How to Design Survey Studies: The Survey Kit. 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage; 2003.

Fowler FJ. Survey Research Methods. 3rd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage; 2002.

Lohr SL. Sampling: Design and Analysis. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co; 1999.

Rea LM, Parker RA. Designing and Conducting Survey Research: A Comprehensive Guide. 2nd ed. San Francisco, CA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc; 1997.

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