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Table 1 Search terms and strings

From: Quantitative measures of health policy implementation determinants and outcomes: a systematic review

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Search terms

Health

“health” OR “healthcare” OR “healthy” OR “healthier” OR “wellness”

Public policy

“policy” OR “policies” OR “law” OR “laws” OR “legislation” OR “legislative” OR “statute” OR “statutes” OR “regulation” OR “regulations” OR “regulatory” OR “executive order” OR “executive orders” OR “congress” OR “congresses” OR “congressional” OR “city council” OR “city councils” OR “county council” OR “county councils” OR mandat* OR “ordinance” OR “ordinances” OR “rule” OR “rules”

Implementation

“implement*” OR disseminat* OR “institutionalization” OR “institutionalisation” OR “integrate” OR “integrates” OR “integrated” OR “integrating” OR “integration” OR “integrations” OR “knowledge transfer” OR “knowledge exchange” OR “knowledge translation” OR “knowledge diffusion” OR “knowledge utilization” OR “research utilization” OR “innovation”

Measurement

“measure” OR “measures” OR “measurement” OR “measurements” OR “instrument” OR “instruments” OR “survey” OR “surveys” OR “questionnaire” OR “questionnaires” OR “scale” OR “scales” OR “self-report” OR “self-reports” OR “self-reported” OR “archived data” OR “archival data” OR “quantitative” OR “quantitatively” OR “inventory” OR “inventories” OR “rating” OR “ratings” OR “assessment form” OR “assessment forms” OR “evaluation form” OR “evaluation forms” OR “tool” OR “tools” OR “index” OR “indexes” OR “indices”