The evaluation of school-based violence prevention programs: A meta-analysis

Journal of School Health

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 465-479

  Park Higgerson, Hyoun Kyoung ^a   Perumean Chaney, Suzanne E ^b   Bartolucci, Alfred A ^b   Grimley, Diane M ^b   Singh, Karan P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Randomized controlled trials (RCTs); School based violence prevention program

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 49249107390     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2008.00332.x     Document Type: Article

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