Recruitment via the internet and social networking sites: The 1989-1995 cohort of the Australian longitudinal study on women's health

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2014, Pages

  Mishra, Gita Devi ^a   Hockey, Richard ^a   Powers, Jennifer ^b   Loxton, Deborah ^b   Tooth, Leigh ^a   Rowlands, Ingrid ^a   Byles, Julie ^b   Dobson, Annette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Data collection; Education; Facebook; Online survey; Representativeness; Social media; Socioeconomic factors; Web based survey; Women's Health; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PROCEDURES; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIOECONOMICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84918523782     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.3788     Document Type: Article

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