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3 - Evaluating an intervention

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2010

Mitchell H. Katz
Mitchell H. Katz
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University of California, San Francisco
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Evaluating Clinical and Public Health Interventions
A Practical Guide to Study Design and Statistics
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2010

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  • Evaluating an intervention
  • Mitchell H. Katz, University of California, San Francisco
  • Book: Evaluating Clinical and Public Health Interventions
  • Online publication: 10 May 2010
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511712074.004
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  • Evaluating an intervention
  • Mitchell H. Katz, University of California, San Francisco
  • Book: Evaluating Clinical and Public Health Interventions
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511712074.004
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  • Evaluating an intervention
  • Mitchell H. Katz, University of California, San Francisco
  • Book: Evaluating Clinical and Public Health Interventions
  • Online publication: 10 May 2010
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511712074.004
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