Using realist evaluation to open the black box of knowledge translation: A state-of-the-art review

Implementation Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Salter, Katherine L ^a   Kothari, Anita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Knowledge translation; Realist evaluation; State of the art review

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STANDARDS; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84908145701     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13012-014-0115-y     Document Type: Review

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