Cluster randomized trials of professional and organizational behavior change interventions in health care settings

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 599, Issue , 2005, Pages 71-93

  Grimshaw, Jeremy ^a,b,c   Eccles, Martin ^c,d   Campbell, Marion ^c,e   Elbourne, Diana ^c,f  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c Health Knowledge Transfer and Uptake ^*

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^f LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cluster randomized trials; COmputerised Guidelines Evaluation in the NorTh of England (COGENT); Dissemination and implementation interventions; Implementation research; Interventions

Indexed keywords

EID: 17744364086     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716205274576     Document Type: Article

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