Implementation and analysis of respondent driven sampling: Lessons learned from the field

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 83, Issue 7 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Abdul Quader, Abu S ^a   Heckathorn, Douglas D ^b   Sabin, Keith ^a   Saidel, Tobi ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRUG USE; HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SAMPLING; SAMPLING ERROR; STATISTICAL CONCEPTS; UNITED STATES; DRUG ABUSE; EDITORIAL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOMIZATION; RESPONDENT DRIVEN SAMPLING; SOCIAL NETWORK;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SAMPLING STUDIES; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ILLICIT DRUG;

EID: 33845600024     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-006-9108-8     Document Type: Article

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