Respondent-driven sampling to recruit young adult non-medical users of pharmaceutical opioids: Problems and solutions

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 121, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 23-29

  Daniulaityte, Raminta ^a   Falck, Russel ^a   Li, Linna ^a   Nahhas, Ramzi W ^a   Carlson, Robert G ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hidden populations; Illicit use of pharmaceutical opioids; Respondent driven sampling; Sampling; Young adults

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH SUBJECT; RESPONDENT DRIVEN SAMPLING; SAMPLE SIZE; SAMPLING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PATIENT SELECTION; SAMPLING STUDIES; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855890517     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.08.005     Document Type: Article

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