%V 5
%P 26-33
%D 2015
%C England
%N 1
%K Health Economics, Methodological Research, Palliative Care, Research Design, Terminal Care
%T Evaluating a complex system-wide intervention using the difference in differences method: the Delivering Choice Programme.
%X We report the use of difference in differences (DiD) methodology to evaluate a complex, system-wide healthcare intervention. We use the worked example of evaluating the Marie Curie Delivering Choice Programme (DCP) for advanced illness in a large urban healthcare economy.
%L discovery1403052
%J BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care
%A J Round
%A R Drake
%A E Kendall
%A R Addicott
%A N Agelopoulos
%A L Jones
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