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Health research among hard-to-reach people: six degrees of sampling

Mary Aglipay, John L. Wylie and Ann M. Jolly
CMAJ October 20, 2015 187 (15) 1145-1149; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.141076
Mary Aglipay
Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine (Aglipay, Jolly), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Cadham Provincial Laboratory (Wylie), Government of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Community Health (Wylie), University of Manitoba. Winnipeg, Man.
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John L. Wylie
Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine (Aglipay, Jolly), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Cadham Provincial Laboratory (Wylie), Government of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Community Health (Wylie), University of Manitoba. Winnipeg, Man.
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Ann M. Jolly
Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine (Aglipay, Jolly), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Cadham Provincial Laboratory (Wylie), Government of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Community Health (Wylie), University of Manitoba. Winnipeg, Man.
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vol. 187 no. 15 1145-1149
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https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.141076
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26124229
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  • Published online October 19, 2015.

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  1. Mary Aglipay, MSc,
  2. John L. Wylie, PhD,
  3. Ann M. Jolly, PhD⇑
  1. Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine (Aglipay, Jolly), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Cadham Provincial Laboratory (Wylie), Government of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Community Health (Wylie), University of Manitoba. Winnipeg, Man.
  1. Correspondence to: Ann Jolly, ajolly{at}uottawa.ca

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