Evaluation designs for adequacy, plausibility and probability of public health programme performance and impact

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 10-18

  Habicht, J P ^b   Victora, C G ^a   Vaughan, J P ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Diarrhoea; Evaluation; Impact; Public health

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVENTION STUDIES; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032975132     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/28.1.10     Document Type: Article

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