Program completion in specialized batterer counseling for African-American men

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 94-116

  Gondolf, Edward W ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American men; Batterer programs; Culturally sensitive counseling; Experimental program evaluation; Treatment compliance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; COUNSELING; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL VALUES; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 37249089090     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260507307912     Document Type: Article

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