Strategies to recruit minority persons: A systematic review

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 882-888

  Ibrahim, Sarah ^a   Sidani, Souraya ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ethnic minorities; Recruitment; Research participants

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872293189     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-013-9783-y     Document Type: Article

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