A Discussion of Chain Referral As a Method of Sampling Hard-to-Reach Populations

Journal of Transcultural Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 100-107

  Preston, Deborah Bray ^a   Starks, Michael T ^a   Cain, Richard E ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

chain referral; hidden populations; sampling; sensitive topics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PATIENT REFERRAL; CASE FINDING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIVACY; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SAMPLING; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SECURITY; THREAT;

HUMANS; NURSING; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SAMPLING STUDIES;

EID: 0038579159     PISSN: 10436596     EISSN: 15527832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043659602250614     Document Type: Article

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