Evidence-informed program improvement: Using principles of effectiveness to enhance the quality and impact of family-based prevention programs

Family Relations

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-13

  Small, Stephen A ^a   Cooney, Siobhan M ^a   O'Connor, Cailin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Best practices; Evidence based practice; Evidence based programs; Family programs; Prevention; Program development

Indexed keywords

EID: 58849083677     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: 17413729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2008.00530.x     Document Type: Article

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