Effectiveness of the Tier 1 Program of Project P.A.T.H.S.: Objective outcome evaluation based on a randomized group trial

TheScientificWorldJournal

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages 4-12

  Shek, Daniel T L ^a,b   Siu, Andrew M H ^c   Tak, Yan Lee ^d   Chau, Kiu Cheung ^d   Chung, Raymond ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b KIANG WU NURSING COLLEGE OF MACAU   (Macao)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese adolescents; Objective outcome evaluation; Positive youth development

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEACHING;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL MEDICINE;

EID: 38649105818     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2008.16     Document Type: Article

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