The social construction of "evidence-based" drug prevention programs: A reanalysis of data from the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program

Evaluation Review

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 396-414

  Gorman, Dennis M ^a   Huber Jr , J Charles ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Data analysis practices; Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE); Drug prevention; Evidence based practice

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; CANNABIS SMOKING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; MARIJUANA SMOKING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 69249228600     PISSN: 0193841X     EISSN: 15523926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193841X09334711     Document Type: Article

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