Studying the Outcomes of Community-Based Coalitions

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 213-227

  Berkowitz, Bill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Coalition building; Coalition evaluation; Coalition outcomes; Coalitions

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

BENCHMARKING; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH CARE COALITIONS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042696141     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010374512674     Document Type: Article

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