Realist synthesis: illustrating the method for implementation research

Implementation Science

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Rycroft Malone, Jo ^a   McCormack, Brendan ^b   Hutchinson, Alison M ^c,d   DeCorby, Kara ^e   Bucknall, Tracey K ^c,d   Kent, Bridie ^c,f   Schultz, Alyce ^g   Snelgrove Clarke, Erna ^h   Stetler, Cheryl B ^i,j   Titler, Marita ^k   Wallin, Lars ^l   Wilson, Val ^m  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d CABRINI INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f EASTERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^g Alyce A Schultz and Associates LLC   (United States)

^h DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

ⁱ Independent Consultant   (United States)

^j BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^l KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^m UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 84862205245     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-7-33     Document Type: Article

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