Methods for exploring implementation variation and local context within a cluster randomised community intervention trial.

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Published in J Epidemiol Community Health on September 01, 2004

Authors

Penelope Hawe1, Alan Shiell, Therese Riley, Lisa Gold

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada. phawe@ucalgary.ca

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