Scalability of an evidence-based adolescent pregnancy prevention program: New evidence from 5 cluster-randomized evaluations of the teen outreach program

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 106, Issue , 2016, Pages S32-S38

  Francis, Kimberly ^a   Philliber, Susan ^b   Walsh Buhi, Eric R ^c   Philliber, Ashley ^b   Seshadri, Roopa ^d   Daley, Ellen ^e  

^a ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b Philliber Research and Evaluation   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFECT SIZE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE CENTER; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUVENILE; LEARNING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEACHER; UNPROTECTED SEX;

EID: 84990185224     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303307     Document Type: Article

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