The Impact of Drug Education and Prevention Programs: Disparity between Impressionistic and Empirical Assessments

Evaluation Review

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 589-613

  Gilham, Steven A ^a   Lucas, Wayne L ^a   Sivewright, David ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031260618     PISSN: 0193841X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193841X9702100504     Document Type: Article

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