Respondent-Driven Sampling: An Assessment Of Current Methodology

Sociological Methodology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 285-327

  Gile, Krista J ^a   Handcock, Mark S ^b  

^a NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 77949340082     PISSN: 00811750     EISSN: 14679531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9531.2010.01223.x     Document Type: Article

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