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International Journal of Public Health
Published in: International Journal of Public Health 3/2011

01-06-2011 | Hints & Kinks

A recruitment method to obtain community samples of children for survey research in Switzerland

Authors: Meichun Mohler-Kuo, Ben Jann, Michelle Dey, Ueli Zellweger

Published in: International Journal of Public Health | Issue 3/2011

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In conducting epidemiological surveys of children in Switzerland, it is often very difficult to recruit large, representative community samples. To date, most large epidemiological surveys on children have used convenience samples, like school children (Jeannin et al. 2005); (Kuntsche and Kuendig 2006); (Steinhausen et al. 1998). One major limitation of school surveys is that certain information about the family and parents is often unavailable. …
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Title
A recruitment method to obtain community samples of children for survey research in Switzerland
Authors
Meichun Mohler-Kuo
Ben Jann
Michelle Dey
Ueli Zellweger
Publication date
01-06-2011
Publisher
SP Birkhäuser Verlag Basel
Published in
International Journal of Public Health / Issue 3/2011
Print ISSN: 1661-8556
Electronic ISSN: 1661-8564
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-011-0250-z

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