Sampling Methodologies for Epidemiologic Surveillance of Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender Women in Latin America: An Empiric Comparison of Convenience Sampling, Time Space Sampling, and Respondent Driven Sampling
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عنوان ژورنال: AIDS and Behavior
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1090-7165,1573-3254
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-013-0680-0