Realist synthesis: illustrating the method for implementation research

Jo Rycroft-Malone, Brendan McCormack, Alison M Hutchinson, Kara DeCorby, Tracey K Bucknall, Bridie Kent, Alyce Schultz, Erna Snelgrove-Clarke, Cheryl B Stetler, Marita Titler, Lars Wallin, Val Wilson

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DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-7-33
Published: 2012-04-19
Container: Implementation Science
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1186/1748-5908-7-33,
  title = {Realist synthesis: illustrating the method for implementation research},
  author = {Jo Rycroft-Malone and Brendan McCormack and Alison M Hutchinson and Kara DeCorby and Tracey K Bucknall and Bridie Kent and Alyce Schultz and Erna Snelgrove-Clarke and Cheryl B Stetler and Marita Titler and Lars Wallin and Val Wilson},
  year = {2012},
  journal = {Implementation Science},
  doi = {10.1186/1748-5908-7-33},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-7-33}
}

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TI  - Realist synthesis: illustrating the method for implementation research
AU  - Jo Rycroft-Malone
AU  - Brendan McCormack
AU  - Alison M Hutchinson
AU  - Kara DeCorby
AU  - Tracey K Bucknall
AU  - Bridie Kent
AU  - Alyce Schultz
AU  - Erna Snelgrove-Clarke
AU  - Cheryl B Stetler
AU  - Marita Titler
AU  - Lars Wallin
AU  - Val Wilson
PY  - 2012
JO  - Implementation Science
DO  - 10.1186/1748-5908-7-33
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Rycroft-Malone, J., McCormack, B., Hutchinson, A. M., DeCorby, K., Bucknall, T. K., Kent, B., Schultz, A., Snelgrove-Clarke, E., Stetler, C. B., Titler, M., Wallin, L., & Wilson, V. (2012). Realist synthesis: illustrating the method for implementation research. Implementation Science. https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-7-33

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