Recruiting Adolescent Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Patients for Research Studies: Assessing a Community-Partnered Approach.
Most research studies enrolling adolescent metabolic and bariatric surgery patients rely on in-clinic recruitment methods, subsequently limiting participant diversity. Emerging literature indicates that community-partnered recruitment strategies may increase representation. The current study evaluat...
| Publicado en: | Childhood Obesity Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 105 - 110 |
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Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Mar2026
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