Common design elements of the Girls health Enrichment Multi-site Studies (GEMS).
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Summary
This report presents the basic study design, a brief overview of the interventions, the measurements taken and their rationale, and procedures both for compiling the collaborative database, and performing site-specific analyses of the GEMS Phase 1 pilot studies.
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- article
- Published
- 2003-01-01
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- 56
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- 65
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Keywords
Psychological intervention, Clinical study design, Research design, Protocol (science), Intervention (counseling)
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