The law of maximum expected potential effect: Constraints placed on program effectiveness by mediator relationships

Health Education Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 501-507

  Hansen, William B ^a   McNeal Jr , Ralph B ^b  

^a Tanglewood Research Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FORECASTING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0030476636     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/11.4.501     Document Type: Article

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