Respondent-driven sampling to recruit Latinos in a midwest micropolitan area: Lessons learned and recommendations for translational work
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2059-8661
DOI: 10.1017/cts.2018.322