Successful Research Recruitment Strategies in a Study Focused on Abused Rural Women at Risk for Sexually Transmitted Infections

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 381-385

  Sutherland, Melissa A ^a   Collins Fantasia, Heidi ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Interpersonal violence; Recruitment strategies; Research; Rural populations; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH SUBJECT; RURAL POPULATION; SCREENING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BATTERED WOMEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MOTIVATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SPOUSE ABUSE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863536273     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: 15422011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-2011.2011.00134.x     Document Type: Article

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