Process-oriented fidelity research assists in evaluation, adjustment and scaling-up of community-based interventions

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 413-422

  Pérez, Dennis ^a   Lefèvre, Pierre ^b   Castro, Marta ^c   Sánchez, Lizet ^a   Toledo, María Eugenia ^a   Vanlerberghe, Veerle ^b   Van Der Stuyft, Patrick ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL PEDRO KOURÍ   (Cuba)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c NONE

Author keywords

community participation; Cuba; dengue; diffusion of innovations; fidelity research; implementation; process evaluation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CUBA; DENGUE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MASS COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH;

COMMUNITY NETWORKS; CUBA; DENGUE; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HUMANS; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RESEARCH;

EID: 80052078830     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czq077     Document Type: Article

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