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SUBMITTER: Shaver LG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6718121 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shaver Lance Garrett LG Khawer Ahmed A Yi Yanqing Y Aubrey-Bassler Kris K Etchegary Holly H Roebothan Barbara B Asghari Shabnam S Wang Peizhong Peter PP
Journal of medical Internet research 20190819 8
<h4>Background</h4>Facebook has shown promise as an economical means of recruiting participants for health research. However, few studies have evaluated this recruitment method in Canada, fewer still targeting older adults, and, to our knowledge, none specifically in Newfoundland and Labrador (NL).<h4>Objective</h4>This study aimed to assess Facebook advertising as an economical means of recruiting a representative sample of adults aged 35 to 74 years in NL for a cross-sectional health survey.<h ...[more]