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. 2008 Sep 29:337:a1655.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.a1655.

Developing and evaluating complex interventions: the new Medical Research Council guidance

Peter Craig  1 , Paul Dieppe, Sally Macintyre, Susan Michie, Irwin Nazareth, Mark Petticrew; Medical Research Council Guidance
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Developing and evaluating complex interventions: the new Medical Research Council guidance

Peter Craig et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Evaluating complex interventions is complicated. The Medical Research Council's evaluation framework (2000) brought welcome clarity to the task. Now the council has updated its guidance

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Competing interests: None declared.

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