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Table 1 Recruitment strategies employed at participating clinical sites

From: Plasma fatty acid changes following consumption of dietary oils containing n-3, n-6, and n-9 fatty acids at different proportions: preliminary findings of the Canola Oil Multicenter Intervention Trial (COMIT)

Clinical sites

Recruitment tools

Winnipeg (Manitoba, Canada)

Direct mail outs to neighborhoods in the City of Winnipeg

University of Manitoba email system

Radio advertisements

Recruitment seminars at community centers at various localities

University of Manitoba bulletin boards

QuƩbec City (QuƩbec, Canada)

Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods (INAF) mailing list

Laval University email system

Newspaper advertisements

University Park (Pennsylvania, United States)

Pennsylvania State University email

Flyers

Local newspaper advertisements

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Television advertisements