Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 41, Issue 1 , Pages 14-18 , July 2007

STI Research: Recruiting an Unbiased Sample

  • Jennifer L. Reed, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Jennifer L. Reed, Division of Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue ML 2008, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
    • ,
  • Julie M. Thistlethwaite, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
    • ,
  • Jill S. Huppert, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adolescent Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio

Received 1 September 2006 ,Accepted 9 February 2007.

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PII: S1054-139X(07)00103-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.02.010

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 41, Issue 1 , Pages 14-18 , July 2007

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