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Qualitative Meta-synthesis: a Guide for the Novice

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Journal Nurse Res
Specialties Health Services
Nursing
Date 2008 Feb 21
PMID 18283763
Citations 18
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Abstract

The emerging field of qualitative synthesis is an exciting area of research with the potential to influence policy and practice. It is also saturated with a variety of unresolved philosophical, terminological and methodological discussions which may seem daunting to the novice researcher This article by Kenneth Finlayson and Annie Dixon attempts to clarify some of the more controversial issues and, by providing a set of guidelines, hopes to encourage novices to enter this stimulating environment with confidence and understanding.

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