Functions and Forms Framework: a Methodology for Mechanistic Deconstruction and Adaptation?

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5. Adapting a complex health intervention guided by the core functions and forms model: a methodology and case example of participatory adaptation.Frontiers in health services · 2026
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6. Beyond the surface of capacity building: a mixed-methods study of the core functions and forms of dissemination and implementation science consultations.Implementation science communications · 2025
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7. A randomized trial to evaluate a complex, co-created, culture-sensitive intervention to promote healthy lifestyles and compliance to therapy in immigrants with type 2 diabetes: A protocol of a multicenter Italian study.PloS one · 2025
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