Using qualitative metasummary to synthesize qualitative and quantitative descriptive findings

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 99-111

  Sandelowski, Margarete ^a,d   Barroso, Julie ^b   Voils, Corrine I ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Medical Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Qualitative research synthesis; Quantitative research synthesis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; NURSING RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS; NURSING RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW LITERATURE;

EID: 33847027708     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: 1098240X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.20176     Document Type: Article

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