Quasi-experimental designs in practice-based research settings: Design and implementation considerations

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 589-596

  Handley, Margaret A ^a,b   Schillinger, Dean ^b   Shiboski, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Implementation science; Practice based research; Quasi experimental design

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETIC PATIENT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; STRATIFICATION;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DIABETES MELLITUS; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF CARE; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 80052896522     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2011.05.110067     Document Type: Article

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