A qualitative study of recruitment strategies: Perspectives from older adults living with diabetes.
Aims: There is a need to increase representation of diverse older adults in health‐related qualitative research to better understand and improve chronic disease care over the lifespan. Our aim was to elicit perspectives about research recruitment among a diverse sample of older adults with diabetes...
| Published in: | Diabetic Medicine Vol. 41; no. 9; pp. 1 - 9 |
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| Format: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Sep2024
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