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How to interpret surveys in medical research: A practical approach

Colleen Y. Colbert, PhD, Enrique Diaz-Guzman, MD, John D. Myers, MD and Alejandro C. Arroliga, MD
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2013, 80 (7) 423-435; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.80a.12122
Colleen Y. Colbert
Associate Professor, Director of the Office of Medical Education, Evaluation & Research Development, Department of Internal Medicine, Scott & White/Texas A&M HSC College of Medicine, Temple, TX
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Enrique Diaz-Guzman
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine and Medical Director, Lung Transplantation, Division of Pulmonary, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington
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John D. Myers
Associate Professor, Vice Chair for Educational Affairs and Director, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Scott & White/Texas A&M HSC College of Medicine, Temple, TX
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Professor and Chair of Medicine, Dr. A. Ford Wolf & Brooksie Nell Boyd Wolf Centennial Chair of Medicine, Scott & White/Texas A&M HSC College of Medicine, Temple, TX
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Colleen Y. Colbert, Enrique Diaz-Guzman, John D. Myers, Alejandro C. Arroliga
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine Jul 2013, 80 (7) 423-435; DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.80a.12122

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Colleen Y. Colbert, Enrique Diaz-Guzman, John D. Myers, Alejandro C. Arroliga
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