Investigating complexity in systematic reviews of interventions by using a spectrum of methods

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1223-1229

  Anderson, Laurie M ^a   Oliver, Sandy R ^b   Michie, Susan ^c   Rehfuess, Eva ^d   Noyes, Jane ^e   Shemilt, Ian ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^e BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

complex interventions; evaluation; methodology; mixed methods research; Systematic reviews

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA SYNTHESIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EFFECT SIZE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 84885020167     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.06.014     Document Type: Article

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