Practical Implementation Science: Developing and Piloting the Quality Implementation Tool

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 481-496

  Meyers, Duncan C ^a   Katz, Jason ^a   Chien, Victoria ^a   Wandersman, Abraham ^a   Scaccia, Jonathan P ^a   Wright, Annie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Implementation; Implementation tool; Interactive Systems Framework; Knowledge utilization; Practical implementation science

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PILOT STUDY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84870303063     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-012-9521-y     Document Type: Article

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