The inclusion of African-American study participants in web-based research studies: Viewpoint

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2016, Pages

  Watson, Bekeela ^a   Robinson, Dana H Z ^b   Harker, Laura ^b   Arriola, Kimberly R Jacob ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Internet; Research techniques; Social media; Web based interventions

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; HUMAN; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; MOBILE PHONE; PATIENT SELECTION; SOCIAL MEDIA; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CELL PHONES; HUMANS; INTERNET; PATIENT SELECTION; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIAL MEDIA; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84977527357     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.5486     Document Type: Article

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