The tug-of-war: Fidelity versus adaptation throughout the health promotion program life cycle

Journal of Primary Prevention

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 193-207

  Bopp, Melissa ^a   Saunders, Ruth P ^b   Lattimore, Diana ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptations; Effectiveness; Efficacy; Fidelity; Implementation; Intervention

Indexed keywords

HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MASS COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 84885100053     PISSN: 0278095X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10935-013-0299-y     Document Type: Article

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