Examining Recruitment Follow-Up Phone Calls and Their Influence on Attendance for Husbands and Wives in a Marriage and Relationship Education Program

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 82-95

  Carlson, Ryan G ^a   Daire, Andrew P ^a   Munyon, Matthew D ^a   Soto, Damaris ^a   Bennett, Ashley ^a   Marshall, Diana ^a   McKinzie, Caitlyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

attendance; low income; recruitment; relationship education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857334438     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: 15409635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01494929.2011.627493     Document Type: Article

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