Scaling up complex interventions: Insights from a realist synthesis

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Willis, Cameron D ^a,b   Riley, Barbara L ^a   Stockton, Lisa ^a   Abramowicz, Aneta ^a   Zummach, Dana ^a   Wong, Geoff ^c   Robinson, Kerry L ^d   Best, Allan ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^e InSource Research Group   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic disease prevention; Complex interventions; Population health; Public health; Scaling up

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; COMMUNITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; TRUST; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MASS COMMUNICATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PUBLIC HEALTH;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 85006339936     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12961-016-0158-4     Document Type: Review

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