Scale development of a measure to assess community-based and clinical intervention group environments

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 271-288

  Wilson, Patrick A ^a   Hansen, Nathan D ^b   Tarakeshwar, Nalini ^b   Neufeld, Sharon ^b   Kochman, Arlene ^b   Sikkema, Kathleen J ^b,c  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 42149164818     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20193     Document Type: Article

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