Essentials of Planning and Evaluation for Public Health

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Perrin, Karen M., author.

Essentials of planning and evaluation for public health / Karen Perrin.

p. ; cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-4496-7434-2 (pbk.)

I. Title.

[DNLM: 1. Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms. 2. Program Evaluation–methods. WA 525]

RA427

362.1–dc23

2014024921 6048

Printed in the United States of America

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