title: Sampling rare populations.
abstract: Sampling rare populations presents many challenges. In caring for those who experience social exclusion, nurses are well placed to conduct research into these hard-to-reach populations. This article by Mary Dawood discusses some of the sampling methods used.
authors.affiliation: St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dawood
mesh_terms: D015982:Bias; D003219:Confidentiality; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000379:methods*; D018579:Patient Selection; D012107:Research Design; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012938:Social Perception; D013240:Stereotyping; D035862:Vulnerable Populations