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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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“[29] will be used in conducting the narrative synthesis.”
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“Therefore, this review represents a narrative synthesis, which refers to “an approach to the systematic review and synthesis of findings from multiple studies that relies primarily on the use of words and text to summarize and explain the findings of the synthesis” (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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