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Using snowball sampling method with nurses to understand medication administration errors.
Sheu SJ, Wei IL, Chen CH, Yu S, Tang FI. J Clin Nurs. 2009;18:559-569.

This study used snowball sampling (in which focus group members recruit additional participants) to examine the self-reported incidence of medication errors among nurses in Taiwan.
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