A qualitative systematic review of studies using the normalization process theory to research implementation processes

Implementation Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  McEvoy, Rachel ^a   Ballini, Luciana ^b   Maltoni, Susanna ^b   O'Donnell, Catherine A ^c   Mair, Frances S ^c   MacFarlane, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b Agenzia sanitaria e sociale regionale   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Implementation; Normalization process theory; Policy; Theory; Translational gaps

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; POLICY; REVIEW; SYSTEMS THEORY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POLICY; SYSTEMS THEORY;

EID: 84893032759     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-9-2     Document Type: Review

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