The value of process evaluation in a community-based cancer control program

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 13-25

  Cunningham, Louise E ^a   Michielutte, Robert ^a   Dignan, Mark ^b   Sharp, Penny ^a   Boxley, Jeanne ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer screening; Community education; Process evaluation; Public health department

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002085088     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7189(99)00033-6     Document Type: Article

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