Intervening in communities at multiple levels: Combining curative and preventive interventions

Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-80

  Naidoo, Anthony V ^a   Van Wyk, Sherine ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Action research; Community psychology; Mental health intervention; Prevention; Program evaluation

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0042433486     PISSN: 10852352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J005v25n01_05     Document Type: Review

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