Project ALERT with outside leaders: What leader characteristics are important for success?

Prevention Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-64

  St Pierre, Tena L ^a   Osgood, D Wayne ^a   Siennick, Sonja E ^a   Kauh, Tina J ^b   Burden, Frances F ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Public/Private Ventures   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Implementation study; Leader characteristics; Substance abuse prevention

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PERSONALITY; SCHOOL; UNITED STATES;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PENNSYLVANIA; PERSONALITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOLS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33847630357     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-006-0055-0     Document Type: Article

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