Implementation of web-based respondent driven sampling in epidemiological studies

Abstract Background Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) is a peer chain-recruitment method for populations without a sampling frame or that are hard-to-reach. Although RDS is usually done face-to-face, the online version (WebRDS) has drawn a lot of attention as it has many potential benefits, despite t...

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Main Authors: Pedro Ferrer-Rosende, María Feijoo-Cid, María Isabel Fernández-Cano, Sergio Salas-Nicás, Valeria Stuardo-Ávila, Albert Navarro-Giné
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-023-02042-z