A low-cost follow-up resource: Using the World Wide Web to maximize client location efforts

American Journal of Evaluation

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 195-203

  Passetti, Lora L ^a   Godley, Susan H ^a   Scott, Christy K ^a   Siekmann, Melissa ^a  

^a CHESTNUT HEALTH SYSTEMS   (United States)

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EID: 0042686539     PISSN: 10982140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1098-2140(00)00072-2     Document Type: Article

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