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Guidance on the conduct of narrative synthesis in systematic reviews: A product from the ESRC Methods Programme

Popay, Jennie, Roberts, Helen, Sowden, Amanda, Petticrew, Mark, Arai, Lisa, Rodgers, Mark, Britten, Nicky, Roen, Katrina, Duffy, Steven·2006·Lancaster University

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“This method, also applied in previous research (e.g. Baeten and Simons 2014; Dochy, Segers, and Buehl 1999), leads to conclusions which are drawn into a comprehensive en coherent interpretation contributed by the researchers’ experience and existing theories (Kirkevold 1997; Popay et al. 2006).”

Authors: Popay, J., Roberts, H., Sowden, A., Petticrew, M., Arai, L., Rodgers, M., Britten, N., Roen, K., & Duffy, S.
ORCID: Popay, Jennie
Roberts, Helen
Sowden, Amanda
Petticrew, Mark
Arai, Lisa
Rodgers, Mark
Britten, Nicky
Venue: Lancaster University
Publisher: Lancaster University
Published: 2006
DOI: 10.13140/2.1.1018.4643
OpenAlex: W145325731
Cited by: 2,070
References: 0
Citations by year: 2026: 122 · 2025: 129 · 2024: 112 · 2023: 126 · 2022: 111 · 2021: 294 · 2020: 277 · 2019: 189 · 2018: 129 · 2017: 116 · 2016: 115 · 2015: 98 · 2014: 88 · 2013: 58 · 2012: 34
FWCI: 6.84
Type: book
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Lancaster University eBooks
Topics: Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Delphi Technique in Research
Social Sciences › Education › Qualitative Research Methods and Applications
Keywords: narrative synthesis, systematic reviews, review methodology, research guidance

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