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Mercille, G. (2008). A Realist Approach to the Systematic Review. In: Potvin, L., McQueen, D.V., Hall, M., de Salazar, L., Anderson, L.M., Hartz, Z.M. (eds) Health Promotion Evaluation Practices in the Americas. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79733-5_6

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