Including culturally diverse samples in health research: a case study of an urban trial of social support.
Objectives. To describe the recruitment procedures used in a study of Social Support and Family Health carried out in a disadvantaged urban area of the UK in 1999-2001; to consider the impact of using inclusive recruitment procedures on the final research sample and implications for the conduct of t...
| Publicado en: | Ethnicity & Health Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 29 - 30 |
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| Autores principales: | , , , , |
| Formato: | case study Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Feb2003
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