A qualitative evaluation of school-based family resource and youth service centers

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 573-604

  Kalafat, John ^a   Illback, Robert J ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b REACH of Louisville Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Family resource youth service center; Qualitative evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; KENTUCKY; MALE; POVERTY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 0032134863     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022192905992     Document Type: Article

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