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Sampling designs for HIV molecular epidemiology with application to Honduras.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Nov 2005
Shepherd Bryan E, Rossini Anthony J, Soto Ramon Jeremias, De Rivera Ivette Lorenzana, Mullins James I
Abstract excerpt
Proper sampling is essential to characterize the molecular epidemiology of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV sampling frames are difficult to identify, so most studies use convenience samples. We discuss statistically valid and feasible sampling techniques that overcome some of the potential for bias due to convenience sampling and ensure better representation of the study population. We employ a sampling...
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