The sea change in nonprofit human services: A critical assessment of outcomes measurement

Families in Society

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 561-568

  Fischer, Robert L ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035540748     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.152     Document Type: Article

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