An evaluation of the adults and children together (ACT) against violence parents raising safe kids program

Journal of Primary Prevention

Volumn 32, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 147-160

  Portwood, Sharon G ^a   Lambert, Richard G ^a   Abrams, Lyndon P ^a   Nelson, Ellissa Brooks ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Parent education; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; VIOLENCE;

EID: 80052562269     PISSN: 0278095X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10935-011-0249-5     Document Type: Article

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