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ERIC Number: EJ349784
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Social Networking as a Recruitment Strategy for Mexican American Families in Community Health Research.
Hooks, Paul C.; And Others
Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, v8 n4 p345-55 Dec 1986
Reports use of social networking to recruit 64 Mexican-American children for an assessment of diet and exercise habits. Describes friendship, social, consanguineal, and coparenthood networks. Compares results of direct contact versus network contact. Discusses implications for recruiting ethnic groups for research. (LFL)
Descriptors: Children, Cultural Traits, Exercise, Information Networks, Mexican Americans, Nutrition, Participant Characteristics, Public Health, Recruitment, Research Methodology, Research Problems, Sample Size, Social Networks, Social Structure
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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