Facebook: An effective tool for participant retention in longitudinal research

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 753-756

  Mychasiuk, R ^a   Benzies, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Early intervention; Longitudinal research; Poverty; Pre school; Social network

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEARCH ENGINE; SOCIAL MEDIA; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LOST TO FOLLOW-UP; PATIENT DROPOUTS; SEARCH ENGINE; SOCIAL MEDIA;

EID: 84864754589     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2011.01326.x     Document Type: Article

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