The impact of introductions in telephone surveys

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The impact of introductions in telephone surveys. / Meier, Gerd.
Telephone Surveys in Europe: Research and Practice. ed. / Sabine Häder; Michael Häder; Mike Kühne. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer, 2013. p. 265-274.

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Meier, G 2013, The impact of introductions in telephone surveys. in S Häder, M Häder & M Kühne (eds), Telephone Surveys in Europe: Research and Practice. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, pp. 265-274. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25411-6_17

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Meier, G. (2013). The impact of introductions in telephone surveys. In S. Häder, M. Häder, & M. Kühne (Eds.), Telephone Surveys in Europe: Research and Practice (pp. 265-274). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25411-6_17

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Meier G. The impact of introductions in telephone surveys. In Häder S, Häder M, Kühne M, editors, Telephone Surveys in Europe: Research and Practice. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. 2013. p. 265-274 doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-25411-6_17

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