Title | Subpopulations of illicit drug users reached by targeted street outreach and respondent-driven sampling strategies: implications for research and public health practice. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2011 |
Authors | Rudolph, Abby E., Natalie D. Crawford, Carl Latkin, Robert Heimer, Ebele O. Benjamin, Kandice C. Jones, and Crystal M. Fuller |
Journal | Annals of epidemiology |
Volume | 21 |
Issue | 4 |
Pagination | 280-9 |
Date Published | 2011 Apr |
ISSN | 1873-2585 |
Keywords | Adolescent, Adult, Community-Institutional Relations, Data Collection, Demography, Drug Users, Female, Humans, Male, New York, Questionnaires, Selection Bias, Substance-Related Disorders, Young Adult |
Abstract | To 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 Journal | Ann Epidemiol |