Respondent-driven sampling to recruit in-country migrant workers in China: A methodological assessment

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 92-101

  Qiu, Peiyuan ^a   Yang, Yang ^a   Ma, Xiao ^a   Liu, Qiaolan ^a   Wu, Fang ^b   Yuan, Ping ^a   Caine, Eric ^c  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Tiaosanta Community Health Service Center   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

China; epidemiology; migrant workers; Respondent driven sampling

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL SELECTION; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLING STUDIES; SELECTION BIAS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863013405     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494811418276     Document Type: Article

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