title: Internet Recruitment of Asian American Breast Cancer Survivors.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to identify practical issues in Internet recruitment of racial/ethnic minorities by analyzing an Internet intervention study conducted with Asian American breast cancer survivors, and to propose directions for recruitment of racial/ethnic minorities for future Internet research. Six practical issues were identified: (a) a relatively fewer number of Internet communities/groups; (b) hindrances in establishing authenticity;
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Duke University (Drs Im and W. Chee); School of Nursing (Dr Lee and Mss Ji and Kim), Annenberg School for Communication (Dr Zhang), School of Engineering and Applied Science (Ms E. Chee), and School of Medicine (Drs Shapira and Mao), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan City, Taiwan (Dr Tsai); Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan (Dr Nishigaki); and University of North Caronia, Chapel Hill (Dr Yeo).
authors.forename: Eun-Ok
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Im
authors.forename: Yaelim
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Xiaopeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: Jingwen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Sangmi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Eunice
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chee
authors.forename: Wonshik
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chee
authors.forename: Hsiu-Min
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Masakazu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishigaki
authors.forename: Seon Ae
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Yeo
authors.forename: Marilyn M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Shapira
authors.forename: Jun James
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Mao
mesh_terms: D001213:Asian / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000379:methods*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms; D000073116:Cancer Survivors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D018579:Patient Selection; D010865:Pilot Projects