Social Validation of Goals, Procedures, and Effects in Public Health

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 128-133

  Francisco, Vincent T ^a   Butterfoss, Frances D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

CBPR; evaluation; health promotion; social validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CONSUMER; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOMETRY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; EVALUATION STUDIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOMETRICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 34250645842     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839906298495     Document Type: Article

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