Retaining ethnic minority parents in a preventive intervention: The quality of group process

Journal of Primary Prevention

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 367-389

  Coatsworth, J Douglas ^a   Duncan, Larissa G ^a   Pantin, Hilda ^b   Szapocznik, José ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Family; Group process; Minority; Preventive intervention; Retention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMOGRAPHY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP PROCESS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; PARENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; PARENTING; PARENTS; POVERTY AREAS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33745937506     PISSN: 0278095X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10935-006-0043-y     Document Type: Article

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