Research and Evaluation in the Field of Primary Prevention: A Problem Area?

Abstract

Confusion over definitions, and particularly between everyday and scientific meanings, are a problem for all those working in the health prevention field. So are methodological shortcomings common in research in this area. Drawing on work done in the EC‐funded COST‐A6 project: evaluation of primary prevention in the field of illicit drugs, this paper sorts out some muddles and proposes some solutions.

Citation

Uhl, A. (1999), "Research and Evaluation in the Field of Primary Prevention: A Problem Area?", Journal of Public Mental Health, Vol. 1 No. 3, pp. 33-43. https://doi.org/10.1108/17465729199900025