Implementation and design issues in group-randomized prevention trials: Lessons from the youth matters public schools study

Children and Schools

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 207-217

  Jenson, Jeffrey M ^a   Dieterich, William A ^a   Rinner, Jenifer R ^a   Washington, Felicia ^a   Burgoyne, Kathleen E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b Comprehensive Health Education Foundation ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Group randomized trials; Prevention; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845346486     PISSN: 15328759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cs/28.4.207     Document Type: Article

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