Recruitment strategies in a prospective longitudinal family study on parents with obesity and their toddlers

Recruitment strategies in a prospective longitudinal family study on parents with obesity and their toddlers

Abstract Background Recruitment of participants with obesity is a real challenge. To reduce time and costs in similar projects, we investigated various recruiting strategies used in a longitudinal family study with respect to their enrolment yield and cost effectiveness. Results may help other resea...

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Main Authors: Sarah Bergmann, Anja Keitel-Korndörfer, Katharina Herfurth-Majstorovic, Verena Wendt, Annette M. Klein, Kai von Klitzing, Matthias Grube
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-02-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Family study
Recruitment
Cost effectiveness
Obesity
Corporate design
Child
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4038-9

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