The Strong African American Families-Teen Trial: Rationale, Design, Engagement Processes, and Family-Specific Effects

Prevention Science

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 206-217

  Kogan, Steven M ^a   Brody, Gene H ^a   Molgaard, Virginia K ^b   Grange, Christina M ^a   Oliver, Desirée A H ^a   Anderson, Tracy N ^a   DiClemente, Ralph J ^c   Wingood, Gina M ^c   Chen, Yi fu ^a   Sperr, Megan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention control; Family centered intervention; Program trial

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84858292890     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-011-0257-y     Document Type: Article

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