Evaluating the implementation of a national clinical programme for diabetes to standardise and improve services: A realist evaluation protocol

Implementation Science

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  McHugh, S ^a   Tracey, M L ^a   Riordan, F ^a   O'Neill, K ^a   Mays, N ^b   Kearney, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Implementation; Protocol; Realist evaluation

Indexed keywords

DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; IRELAND; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; IRELAND; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 84979500331     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13012-016-0464-9     Document Type: Article

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