How pragmatic is it? Lessons learned using PRECIS and RE-AIM for determining pragmatic characteristics of research

Implementation Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Gaglio, Bridget ^a   Phillips, Siobhan M ^b   Heurtin Roberts, Suzanne ^b   Sanchez, Michael A ^b   Glasgow, Russell E ^c  

^a Mid Atlantic Permanente Research Institute   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

External validity; Pragmatic trials; PRECIS; RE AIM; Research translation

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARDS; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

HUMANS; PRAGMATIC CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84908464324     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13012-014-0096-x     Document Type: Article

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