Introduction: Understanding ecological programming: Merging theory, research, and practice

Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 1-11

  Jakes, Susan Scherffius ^a   Brookins, Craig C ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological programming; Evaluation; Prevention; Social problems

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGY; ECOLOGICAL PROGRAMMING; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

EID: 2942627259     PISSN: 10852352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J005v27n02_01     Document Type: Review

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