Chunk #11 — Results — Individual Barriers — Transportation Barriers.—

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Recruitment and retention strategies for minority or poor clinical research participants: lessons from the Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity across the Life Span study.

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MRVs as a research platform in the neighborhood addressed the barrier of location. Their proximity became an incentive that encouraged potential participants who lacked means of transportation to enroll. We provided transportation to encourage participation in neighborhoods where street crime might have hindered access to the MRVs.