Respondent-driven sampling (rds) as a new method to access vulnerable populations to hiv: its application in men who have sex with men;El muestreo dirigido por los entrevistados (mde) para acceder a poblaciones en condiciones de vulnerabilidad frente al vih: su aplicación en grupos de hombres que tienen sexo con hombres

Revista Facultad Nacional de Salud Publica

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 266-281

  Estrada, John H M ^a   Vargas, Leonardo R ^a  

^a Universidad Nacional de Colombia   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Colombia; hiv Aids; homosexuality; respondent driven sampling (rds)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867907802     PISSN: 0120386X     EISSN: 22563334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17533/udea.rfnsp.6400     Document Type: Article

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