Estimating intervention effectiveness: Synthetic projection of field evaluation results

Journal of Primary Prevention

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 321-343

  Derzon, James H ^a   Sale, Elizabeth ^b,c   Springer, J Fred ^c   Brounstein, Paul ^d  

^a PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

^b MISSOURI INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c EMT Associates Inc   (United States)

^d SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; multi site evaluation; Program effectiveness; Quasi experimental; Substance abuse prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 21644473074     PISSN: 0278095X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10935-005-5391-5     Document Type: Article

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