Overview and rationale for the systematic screening and assessment method

New Directions for Evaluation

Volumn 2010, Issue 125, 2010, Pages 7-31

  Leviton, Laura C ^a   Gutman, Marjorie A ^b  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b Gutman Research Associates   (United States)

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EID: 77955906484     PISSN: 10976736     EISSN: 1534875X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ev.318     Document Type: Article

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