Retention of Children and Their Families in the Longitudinal Outcome Study of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program: A Multilevel Analysis

American Journal of Evaluation

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 214-229

  Gebreselassie, Tesfayi ^a   Stephens, Robert L ^a   Maples, Connie J ^a   Johnson, Stacy F ^a   Tucker, Alyce L ^a  

^a ICF INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

heterogeneity; incentive; multilevel model; retention in longitudinal study

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899655539     PISSN: 10982140     EISSN: 15570878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098214013508464     Document Type: Article

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