Assessing the cost-effectiveness of Family Connections

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 335-351

  DePanfilis, Diane ^a   Dubowitz, Howard ^b   Kunz, James ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MCDANIEL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child behavior; Child neglect; Cost effectiveness; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD SAFETY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 41449116624     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2007.06.005     Document Type: Article

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