Bringing together realist and economic approaches in the evaluation of health and social care interventions: a scoping review of theoretical, methodological and practical implications.

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Title: Bringing together realist and economic approaches in the evaluation of health and social care interventions: a scoping review of theoretical, methodological and practical implications.
Authors: Fletcher A; Northumbria University, UK. Electronic address: andrew3.fletcher@northumbria.ac.uk., Dalkin S; Northumbria University, UK., Anderson R; University of Exeter, UK., Baker RM; Glasgow Caledonian University, UK., Donaldson C; Glasgow Caledonian University, UK., Hibberd V; PPIE, UK., Kumar MB; Northumbria University, UK; KEMRI-Wellcome Trust, Nairobi, Kenya., Shenton F; NIHR ARC NENC (PPIE Lead), UK., Westhorp G; Charles Darwin University, Australia., Wong G; University of Oxford, UK., Wright J; University of Leeds, UK., Bate A; Northumbria University, UK.
Source: Social science & medicine (1982) [Soc Sci Med] 2026 Mar; Vol. 393, pp. 119050. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jan 31.
Publication Type: Journal Article; Scoping Review
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