Monitoring and evaluation of a large-scale community-based program: Recommendations for overcoming barriers to structured implementation

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Stubbs, Joanne Marguerite ^a   Achat, Helen Mary ^a  

^a SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community; Evaluation; Home visiting; Monitoring; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOME CARE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 79953045261     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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