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Subpopulations of illicit drug users reached by targeted street outreach and respondent-driven sampling strategies: implications for research and public health practice.

TitleSubpopulations of illicit drug users reached by targeted street outreach and respondent-driven sampling strategies: implications for research and public health practice.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2011
AuthorsRudolph, Abby E., Natalie D. Crawford, Carl Latkin, Robert Heimer, Ebele O. Benjamin, Kandice C. Jones, and Crystal M. Fuller
JournalAnnals of epidemiology
Volume21
Issue4
Pagination280-9
Date Published2011 Apr
ISSN1873-2585
KeywordsAdolescent, Adult, Community-Institutional Relations, Data Collection, Demography, Drug Users, Female, Humans, Male, New York, Questionnaires, Selection Bias, Substance-Related Disorders, Young Adult
AbstractTo determine whether illicit drug users recruited through respondent-driven sampling (RDS) and targeted street outreach (TSO) differ by comparing two samples recruited concurrently with respect to sample selection and potential recruitment biases.
Alternate JournalAnn Epidemiol

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