Proposed criteria for reporting the development and evaluation of complex interventions in healthcare (CReDECI): Guideline development

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 40-46

  Möhler, Ralph ^a   Bartoszek, Gabriele ^a   Köpke, Sascha ^b   Meyer, Gabriele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Complex interventions; Evidence based nursing; Reporting guideline; Research design

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84855864553     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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