Is reporting on interventions a weak link in understanding how and why they work? A preliminary exploration using community heart health exemplars

Implementation Science

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Riley, Barbara L ^a   MacDonald, Joanne ^b   Mansi, Omaima ^c   Kothari, Anita ^d   Kurtz, Donna ^e   VonTettenborn, Linda I ^f   Edwards, Nancy C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^f DOUGLAS COLLEGE   (Canada)

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EID: 44949109055     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-3-27     Document Type: Article

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