The longitudinal effect of technical assistance dosage on the functioning of Communities That Care prevention boards in Pennsylvania

Journal of Primary Prevention

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 145-165

  Feinberg, Mark E ^a   Ridenour, Ty A ^b   Greenberg, Mark T ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Community coalitions; Prevention; Technical assistance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY NETWORKS; HEALTH PLANNING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PENNSYLVANIA; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 42249106832     PISSN: 0278095X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10935-008-0130-3     Document Type: Article

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