Recruiting injection drug users: a three-site comparison of results and experiences with respondent-driven and targeted sampling procedures.

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Published in J Urban Health on November 01, 2006

Authors

William T Robinson1, Jan M H Risser, Shanell McGoy, Adam B Becker, Hafeez Rehman, Mary Jefferson, Vivian Griffin, Marcia Wolverton, Stephanie Tortu

Author Affiliations

1: HIV/AIDS Program, Louisana Office of Public Health, 1010 Common St. 11th floor, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. brobinso@dhh.la.gov

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