Using Sandelowski and Barroso's Meta-Synthesis Method in Advancing Qualitative Evidence

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 320-329

  Ludvigsen, Mette S ^a   Hall, Elisabeth O C ^b   Meyer, Gabriele ^c   Fegran, Liv ^d   Aagaard, Hanne ^e   Uhrenfeldt, Lisbeth ^f  

^a RANDERS REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

meta synthesis; qualitative analysis; qualitative research synthesis; research design; systematic reviews

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PROCEDURES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PATIENT TRANSFER; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84954305265     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732315576493     Document Type: Article

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