Mapping the Mixed Methods-Mixed Research Synthesis Terrain

Journal of Mixed Methods Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 317-331

  Sandelowski, Margarete ^a   Voils, Corrine I ^b   Leeman, Jennifer ^a   Crandell, Jamie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

aggregation; configuration; mixed research synthesis; systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866975680     PISSN: 15586898     EISSN: 15586901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1558689811427913     Document Type: Article

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