Using Facebook to Recruit People with Dwarfism: Pros and Pitfalls for Disabled Participants and Researchers
By: Erin Pritchard
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.747 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011
Language: English
Page range: 85 - 93
Submitted on: Jun 22, 2020
Accepted on: Feb 18, 2021
Published on: Mar 11, 2021
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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