Getting to outcomes: A results-based approach to accountability

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 389-395

  Wandersman, Abraham ^a   Imm, Pamela ^a   Chinman, Matthew ^b   Kaftarian, Shakeh ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Substance Abuse Mental Hlth S   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; Evaluation; Implementation; Planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006748608     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7189(00)00028-8     Document Type: Article

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