Whither RDS? An investigation of Respondent Driven Sampling as a method of recruiting mainstream marijuana users

Harm Reduction Journal

Volumn 7, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Hathaway, Andrew D ^a   Hyshka, Elaine ^b   Erickson, Patricia G ^c   Asbridge, Mark ^d   Brochu, Serge ^e   Cousineau, Marie Marthe ^e   Duff, Cameron ^f   Marsh, David ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^f MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g Addiction Medicine   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANNABIS SMOKING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG ABUSE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION RISK; RESEARCH SUBJECT; RESPONDENT DRIVEN SAMPLING; SAMPLE SIZE; SAMPLING; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 77954330751     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7517-7-15     Document Type: Article

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