Evaluation of an assertive outreach intervention for problem families: Intervention methods and early outcomes

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 211-219

  Rots de Vries, M Carin ^a   van de Goor, Ien ^a   Stronks, Karien ^b   Garretsen, Henk ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assertive outreach; Client satisfaction; Early outcomes; Intervention content; Preventive child healthcare; Problem families

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; NETHERLANDS; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FAMILY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NETHERLANDS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955975981     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2010.00811.x     Document Type: Article

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