Qualitative systematic reviews of treatment burden in stroke, heart failure and diabetes - Methodological challenges and solutions Phil Edwards

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Gallacher, Katie ^a   Jani, Bhautesh ^a   Morrison, Deborah ^a   Macdonald, Sara ^a   Blane, David ^a   Erwin, Patricia ^b   May, Carl R ^c   Montori, Victor M ^b   Eton, David T ^b   Smith, Fiona ^a   Batty, David G ^d   Mair, Frances S ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e International Minimally Disruptive Medicine Workgroup   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Normalization process theory; Qualitative systematic review; Stroke; Treatment burden

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COST OF ILLNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ECONOMICS; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

COST OF ILLNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; STROKE; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872801846     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-13-10     Document Type: Review

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