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Editorial
. 2018 Oct;72(10):865-866.
doi: 10.1136/jech-2017-210414. Epub 2018 Jul 20.

Exploratory studies to inform full-scale evaluations of complex public health interventions: the need for guidance

Laurence Moore  1 , Britt Hallingberg  2 , Daniel Wight  1 , Ruth Turley  2   3 , Jeremy Segrott  2   4 , Peter Craig  1 , Michael Robling  4 , Simon Murphy  2 , Sharon Anne Simpson  1 , Graham Moore  2
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Editorial

Exploratory studies to inform full-scale evaluations of complex public health interventions: the need for guidance

Laurence Moore et al. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2018 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: health behaviour; methodology; prevention; randomised trials; research methods.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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