Recruiting a Community Sample of African American Subjects: The Nuts and Bolts of a Successful Effort

Families in Society

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 396-404

  Clay, Cassandra ^c   Ellis, Michael A ^a   Amodeo, Maryann ^a   Fassler, Irene ^a   Griffin, Margaret L ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0142199931     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.111     Document Type: Article

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