Reflections on the methodological challenges of undertaking a meta-synthesis: A response to Heyman

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1577-1579

  Reid, Bernie ^a   Sinclair, Marlene ^a   Barr, Owen ^a   Dobbs, Frank ^a   Crealey, Grainne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Clinical Research Support Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antenatal screening; Decision making; Down syndrome; Meta synthesis; Pregnancy; Women

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DOWN SYNDROME; HIGH RISK POPULATION; LETTER; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL SCREENING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 71549140639     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.09.005     Document Type: Letter

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