A realistic evaluation: The case of protocol-based care

Implementation Science

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Rycroft Malone, Jo ^a   Fontenla, Marina ^b   Bick, Debra ^c   Seers, Kate ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77952646984     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-5-38     Document Type: Article

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