The effectiveness of the JOBS program among the long-term unemployed: A randomized experiment in the Netherlands

Health Promotion International

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 220-229

  Brenninkmeijer, Veerle ^a   Blonk, Roland W B ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

intervention study; self efficacy; unemployment; vocational guidance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME; UNEMPLOYMENT; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE;

ADULT; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNEMPLOYMENT; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861055022     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dar033     Document Type: Article

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