Realist randomised controlled trials: A new approach to evaluating complex public health interventions

Chris Bonell; Adam Fletcher; Matthew Morton; Theo Lorenc; Laurence Moore

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.08.032

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Year: 2012
Type: article
Volume: 75
Issue: 12
Pages: 2299-2306
Citations: 545
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                                    Chris Bonell, 
                                
                                    Adam Fletcher, 
                                
                                    Matthew Morton
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2012). 
                            Realist randomised controlled trials: A new approach to evaluating complex public health interventions. 
                            Social Science & Medicine
                            , 75
                            (12)
                            , 2299-2306.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.08.032
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.08.032