Using correlational analyses to improve prevention strategies based on survey data from youth

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 36-44

  Ridenour, Ty A ^a   Feinberg, Mark E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Community coalitions; Evaluation; Prevention; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVEY; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADDICTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH CARE COALITIONS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; PENNSYLVANIA; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 33845889495     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2006.10.007     Document Type: Article

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