Optimizing evaluation quality and utility under resource constraints

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-71

  Mowbray, Carol T ^a   Bybee, Deborah ^b   Collins, Mary E ^b   Levine, Phyllis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Consumer involvement; Consumer satisfaction; Evaluation costs; Evaluation utilization; Process evaluation; Psychiatric disabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013188881     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7189(97)00045-1     Document Type: Article

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