Evaluating children's rehabilitation services: An application of a programme logic model

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 453-462

  Stewart, Debra ^a   Law, M ^a   Russel, D ^a   Hanna, S ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Programme evaluation; Rehabilitation; Service delivery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KINDERGARTEN; LOGIC; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MODEL; OUTPATIENT CARE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SATISFACTION;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; GOALS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PARENTS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 4544386090     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2004.00441.x     Document Type: Article

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