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. 2008 Jun 7;336(7656):1281-3.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39569.510521.AD.

Complex interventions or complex systems? Implications for health economic evaluation

Alan Shiell  1 , Penelope Hawe, Lisa Gold
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Complex interventions or complex systems? Implications for health economic evaluation

Alan Shiell et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Although guidelines exist for evaluating complex interventions, they may be of little help in dealing with the multiple effects of interventions in complex systems such as hospitals. Alan Shiell, Penelope Hawe, and Lisa Gold explain why it is important to distinguish the two types of complexity

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Competing interests: None declared.

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