What theory, for whom and in which context? Reflections on the application of theory in the development and evaluation of complex population health interventions

SSM - Population Health

Volumn 3, Issue , 2017, Pages 132-135

  Moore, Graham F ^a   Evans, Rhiannon E ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Public health; Research methods; Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007129465     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23528273     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2016.12.005     Document Type: Note

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