Storylines of research in diffusion of innovation: A meta-narrative approach to systematic review

Trisha Greenhalgh; Glenn Robert; Fraser Macfarlane; Paul Bate; Olympia Kyriakidou; Richard Peacock

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.12.001

Storylines of research in diffusion of innovation

A meta-narrative approach to systematic review

Bibliographic Data

ID	14675498
Authors	Trisha Greenhalgh (0000-0003-2369-8088), Glenn Robert (0000-0001-8781-6675), Fraser Macfarlane (0000-0002-7411-1446), Paul Bate, Olympia Kyriakidou, Richard Peacock
Year	2005
Volume	61
Issue	2
Pages	417-430
Publication date	2005-07-01
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Open Access	Yes
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	Social Science & Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347
Publisher	Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI	10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.12.001
PMID	15893056
Language	EN
Citations received	167
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