Benefits of increased home-visitation services: Exploring a case management model

Family and Community Health

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 58-75

  De La Rosa, Iván A ^a   Perry, Joanne ^b   Johnson, Victoria ^c  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Walden University   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child development; Family resilience; Home visitation; Outcome assessment; Preventive intervention; Program evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149337111     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.FCH.0000342817.95390.7e     Document Type: Article

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