Introducing an efficient sampling method for national surveys with limited sample sizes: application to a national study to determine quality and cost of healthcare

• Main Authors: Mahboubeh Parsaeian (Author), Mahdi Mahdavi (Author), Mojdeh Saadati (Author), Parinaz Mehdipour (Author), Ali Sheidaei (Author), Shahab Khatibzadeh (Author), Farshad Farzadfar (Author), Saeid Shahraz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Sampling a small number of participants from an entire country is not straightforward. In this case, researchers reluctantly sample from a single setting or few settings, which limits the generalizability of findings. Therefore, there is a need to design efficient sampling method...