Developing initial programme theory for Realist Economic Evaluation: A review of findings from three pilot studies

Sam Redgate; Andrew Fletcher; Linda Fenocchi; Rob Anderson; Rachel M. Baker; Angela Bate; Cam Donaldson; Meghan Kumar; Aikaterini Papadopoulou; Gill Westhorp; Geoff Wong; Sonia Dalkin

doi:10.1177/13563890261456285

Developing initial programme theory for Realist Economic Evaluation: A review of findings from three pilot studies

Sam Redgate^*, Andrew Fletcher, Linda Fenocchi, Rob Anderson, Rachel M. Baker, Angela Bate, Cam Donaldson, Meghan Kumar, Aikaterini Papadopoulou, Gill Westhorp, Geoff Wong, Sonia Dalkin

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DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/13563890261456285
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