Sampling, consent and access issues
Please email j.boddy@ioe.ac.uk if you have any suggested additions. See also the University of Lancaster Social Science Research Ethics website.
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Williams, B., Irvine, L., McGinnis, A.R., McMurdo, M.E.T. (2007) When no might not quite mean no; the importance of informed and meaningful non-consent: results from a survey of individuals refusing participation in a health-related research project. BMC Health Services Research, 7:59. http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6963-7-59.pdf
