Examining Delivery Preferences and Cultural Relevance of an Evidence-Based Parenting Program in a Low-Resource Setting of Central America: Approaching Parents as Consumers

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1004-1015

  Mejia, Anilena ^a   Calam, Rachel ^a   Sanders, Matthew R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; Cultural relevance; Dissemination; Low resource setting; Parenting programs; Prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893181698     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: 15732843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-014-9911-x     Document Type: Article

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