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Methodological Issues in Prevention

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Handbook of Prevention

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This chapter will review methodological issues that need to be considered in designing and implementing preventive-oriented interventions. These concerns are not unique to this chapter, as many of the other contributors to this handbook mention methodological principles. The present chapter, however, more comprehensively and exclusively deals with those experimental and methodological concepts which might guide the planning of preventive projects.

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