Strengthening Prevention Program Theories and Evaluations: Contributions from Social Network Analysis

Prevention Science

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 349-360

  Gest, Scott D ^a   Osgood, D Wayne ^a   Feinberg, Mark E ^a   Bierman, Karen L ^a   Moody, James ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Peers; Program theory; Social networks

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEER GROUP; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

HUMANS; PEER GROUP; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 81255158924     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-011-0229-2     Document Type: Article

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