The relative impact of treatment program 'robustness' and 'dosage' on client outcomes

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 323-330

  Jerrell, Jeanette M ^a   Ridgely, M Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Client outcomes; Mental health; Program implementation; Qualitative evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000378312     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7189(99)00023-3     Document Type: Article

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