Participant retention in the Parents Matter! Program: Strategies and outcome

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-80

  Armistead, Lisa P ^a   Clark, Heather ^a   Barber, C Nekol ^a   Dorsey, Shannon ^b   Hughley, Jennifer ^a   Favors, Marcia ^c   Wyckoff, Sarah C ^d  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Longitudinal studies; Parents Matter Project; Retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043055272     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JCFS.0000010491.03013.5e     Document Type: Review

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