Sampling gay men: Random digit dialing versus sources in the gay community

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 99-110

  Meyer, Ilan H ^a   Colten, Mary Ellen ^b  

^a Division of Sociomedical Sciences ^*  (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Gay men; Methodology; RDD; Sampling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLING; SELF EVALUATION; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLING STUDIES; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0032840273     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v37n04_06     Document Type: Article

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