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Virtual Versus In-Person Focus Groups: Comparison of Costs, Recruitment, and Participant Logistics

Virtual Versus In-Person Focus Groups: Comparison of Costs, Recruitment, and Participant Logistics

Virtual Versus In-Person Focus Groups: Comparison of Costs, Recruitment, and Participant Logistics

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Douglas J Rupert1 Author Orcid Image ;   Jon A Poehlman1 Author Orcid Image ;   Jennifer J Hayes1 Author Orcid Image ;   Sarah E Ray2 Author Orcid Image ;   Rebecca R Moultrie1 Author Orcid Image
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