Systematic reviews of complex interventions: Framing the review question

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1215-1222

  Squires, Janet E ^a,b   Valentine, Jeffrey C ^c   Grimshaw, Jeremy M ^a  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex interventions; Complexity; Question; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEDAGOGICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS REVIEW ORGANIZATION; REVIEW; SPEECH THERAPY; STROKE PATIENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

EID: 84885023275     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.05.013     Document Type: Article

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