Convenience samples and caregiving research: How generalizable are the findings?

Gerontologist

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 820-827

  Pruchno, Rachel A ^a,b   Brill, Jonathan E ^b   Shands, Yvonne ^b   Gordon, Judith R ^c   Genderson, Maureen Wilson ^b   Rose, Miriam ^d   Cartwright, Francine ^b  

^a UMDNJ School of Osteopathic Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^c BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Caregiving research; Random digit dial; Sampling

Indexed keywords

EID: 59049095905     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/48.6.820     Document Type: Article

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