Nurses' Logs as an Evaluation Tool for School-Based Violence Prevention Programs

Journal of School Health

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 171-174

  Brener, Nancy D ^b   Krug, Etienne G ^a   Dahlberg, Linda L ^a   Powell, Kenneth E ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HUMANS; NURSING RECORDS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0031136133     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1997.tb07162.x     Document Type: Article

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