Issues in the economic evaluation of prevention programs

Applied Developmental Science

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 76-86

  Foster, E Michael ^a   Dodge, Kenneth A ^b   Jones, Damon ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 11844269800     PISSN: 10888691     EISSN: 1532480X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S1532480XADS0702_4     Document Type: Article

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