An intervention to improve program implementation: Findings from a two-year cluster randomized trial of assets-getting to outcomes

Implementation Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Acosta, Joie ^a   Chinman, Matthew ^a   Ebener, Patricia ^a   Malone, Patrick S ^b   Paddock, Susan ^a   Phillips, Andrea ^a   Scales, Peter ^c   Slaughter, Mary E ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c Search Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacity building; Implementation support; Technical assistance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SATISFACTION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MAINE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84881044234     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-8-87     Document Type: Article

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