Sustaining community-based programs for families: Conceptualization and measurement

Family Relations

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 339-347

  Mancini, Jay A ^a   Marek, Lydia I ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Community; Measurement; Program sustainability; Programs; Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 3242715962     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0197-6664.2004.00040.x     Document Type: Article

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