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The study used a two-phase sampling procedure : a firstphase screening followed by a second-phase standardized in-person interview of a selected sample.

Those who chose to participate completed an in-person assessment session that involved extensive interviews and questionnaire completion by youngsters and their primary caregiver.

Published products are supplemented by in-person outreach to farmers and irrigators.

If a practice would not be acceptable in an in-person encounter, it should not be acceptable online.

Before the in-person evaluation, a research assistant explained the research procedures and obtained written informed consent.

Given that the interactions, unlike in-person or telephone consultations, do not allow questions, explanations, or discussion, errors might result.

Patients received the most concentrated intervention contacts (educational materials, in-person visits and first telephone contact with the depression prevention specialist) during this time.

Verbal consent was obtained for this first-stage interview after informing respondents that they might also be invited to participate in a second stage in-person interview.

An in-person meeting of the panelists is then conducted with the focus on resolution of discrepancies.

At the in-person meeting, a decision was reached based on presentation of the factor analytic data, the survey findings, and group discussion.

All participants were contacted for blinded in-person follow-up assessments every 3 months.

Moreover, as reported earlier, sample non-response was very small which was partly because we used in-person interview.

The threshold challenge to the profession of medicine is whether online medicine can meet the duty of care that applies to in-person medical practice.

Undoubtedly, the in-person visit will remain essential to the practice of medicine and to the human dimension of medical care.

Medication status and use of antidepressants was assessed at the time of in-person testing.