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International Journal of Social Research Methodology Volume 16, 2013 - Issue 4
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Community understanding of respondent-driven sampling in a medical research setting in Uganda: importance for the use of RDS for public health research

Nicky McCreesh London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, UK
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Matilda Nadagire Tarsh MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, P.O. Box 49, Entebbe, Uganda
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Janet Seeley London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, UK; MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, P.O. Box 49, Entebbe, Uganda; School of International Development, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Joseph Katongole MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, P.O. Box 49, Entebbe, Uganda
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Richard G. White London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, UK
Pages 269-284 | Published online: 27 Feb 2012

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Josef Bernard, Hana Daňková & Petr Vašát. (2018) Ties, sites and irregularities: pitfalls and benefits in using respondent-driven sampling for surveying a homeless population. International Journal of Social Research Methodology 21:5, pages 603-618.
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Agata Górny & Joanna Napierała. (2016) Comparing the effectiveness of respondent-driven sampling and quota sampling in migration research. International Journal of Social Research Methodology 19:6, pages 645-661.
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Joanne Bryant. (2014) Using respondent-driven sampling with ‘hard to reach’ marginalised young people: problems with slow recruitment and small network size. International Journal of Social Research Methodology 17:6, pages 599-611.
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Hana Daňková, Josef Bernard & Petr Vašát. (2019) Using the Respondent-Driven Sampling Method to Survey Homeless Populations: Basic Principles, Application and Practical Recommendations. Czech Sociological Review 55:2, pages 189-214.
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Krista J. Gile, Lisa G. Johnston & Matthew J. Salganik. (2015) Diagnostics for Respondent-Driven Sampling. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A: Statistics in Society 178:1, pages 241-269.
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Nicky McCreesh, Andrew Copas, Janet Seeley, Lisa G. Johnston, Pam Sonnenberg, Richard J. Hayes, Simon D. W. Frost & Richard G. White. (2013) Respondent Driven Sampling: Determinants of Recruitment and a Method to Improve Point Estimation. PLoS ONE 8:10, pages e78402.
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