Is prevention really better than cure? Parameters of the debate and implications for program evaluation design

Health Promotion International

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 325-334

  Dunt, David R ^a   Crowley, Steven ^a   Day, Neil A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Health; Promotion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; POLITICS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029619281     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/10.4.325     Document Type: Article

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