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Table 1 Three levels of experimental assessment determined by variation in three factors (adapted from Flay[12])

From: The efficacy-effectiveness distinction in trials of alcohol brief intervention

Level of experimental assessment

Program implementation

Availability

Acceptance

Efficacy

Standardized

Optimized

Optimized

Treatment effectiveness

Efficacious

Optimized

Variable

Implementation effectiveness

Efficacious

Variable

Variable