Practical dilemmas for health promotion evaluation

Health Promotion Evaluation Practices in the Americas: Values and Research

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 25-45

  Potvin, Louise ^a   McQueen, David V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

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EID: 84892264764     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-79733-5_3     Document Type: Chapter

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