Bias in Online recruitment and retention of racial and ethnic minority men who have sex with men

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Sullivan, Patrick S ^a   Khosropour, Christine M ^a   Luisi, Nicole ^a   Amsden, Matthew ^b   Coggia, Tom ^b   Wingood, Gina M ^a   DiClemente, Ralph J ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Cyclogram   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral research; HIV infections prevention and control; Homosexuality male; Internet; Research methodology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; ETHNIC GROUP; HISPANIC; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; NEGRO; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RACE; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BISEXUALITY; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DATA COLLECTION; ETHNIC GROUPS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960029621     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1797     Document Type: Article

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