Reaching Asian Americans: Sampling strategies and incentives

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 245-250

  Lee, Soo Kyung ^a   Cheng, Yu Yao ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asian Americans; Incentives; Response rates; Sampling method

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMIGRATION; KOREA; MALE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REIMBURSEMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

ASIAN AMERICANS; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEW JERSEY; NEW YORK CITY; PATIENT SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH; SAMPLING STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33745407694     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-006-9328-8     Document Type: Article

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