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Sampling: how to select participants in my research study?
BACKGROUND: In this paper, the basic elements related to the selection of participants for a health research are discussed. Sample representativeness, sample frame, types of sampling, as well as the impact that non-respondents may have on results of a study are described. The whole discussion is sup...
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Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4938277/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27438200 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20165254 |
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author | Martínez-Mesa, Jeovany González-Chica, David Alejandro Duquia, Rodrigo Pereira Bonamigo, Renan Rangel Bastos, João Luiz |
author_facet | Martínez-Mesa, Jeovany González-Chica, David Alejandro Duquia, Rodrigo Pereira Bonamigo, Renan Rangel Bastos, João Luiz |
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description | BACKGROUND: In this paper, the basic elements related to the selection of participants for a health research are discussed. Sample representativeness, sample frame, types of sampling, as well as the impact that non-respondents may have on results of a study are described. The whole discussion is supported by practical examples to facilitate the reader's understanding. OBJECTIVE: To introduce readers to issues related to sampling. |
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spelling | pubmed-49382772016-07-11 Sampling: how to select participants in my research study? Martínez-Mesa, Jeovany González-Chica, David Alejandro Duquia, Rodrigo Pereira Bonamigo, Renan Rangel Bastos, João Luiz An Bras Dermatol Special Article BACKGROUND: In this paper, the basic elements related to the selection of participants for a health research are discussed. Sample representativeness, sample frame, types of sampling, as well as the impact that non-respondents may have on results of a study are described. The whole discussion is supported by practical examples to facilitate the reader's understanding. OBJECTIVE: To introduce readers to issues related to sampling. Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2016 /pmc/articles/PMC4938277/ /pubmed/27438200 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20165254 Text en © 2016 by Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Special Article Martínez-Mesa, Jeovany González-Chica, David Alejandro Duquia, Rodrigo Pereira Bonamigo, Renan Rangel Bastos, João Luiz Sampling: how to select participants in my research study? |
title | Sampling: how to select participants in my research study?
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title_full | Sampling: how to select participants in my research study?
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title_fullStr | Sampling: how to select participants in my research study?
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title_full_unstemmed | Sampling: how to select participants in my research study?
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title_short | Sampling: how to select participants in my research study?
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title_sort | sampling: how to select participants in my research study? |
topic | Special Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4938277/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27438200 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20165254 |
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