Systematic review of the effectiveness of integrated care pathways: What works, for whom, in which circumstances?

International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 61-74

  Allen, Davina ^a   Gillen, Elizabeth ^a   Rixson, Laura ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active ingredient; Complex intervention; Effectiveness; Generative mechanism; Integrated care pathway; Realistic evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951837172     PISSN: 17441595     EISSN: 17441609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1609.2009.00127.x     Document Type: Article

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