If you have not already seen them you may be interested in this series of
articles in last week's BMJ on qualitative research. Although not specifically
on qualitative systematic reviews they will provide useful context especially
those on critically appraising the literature and on the place of theories.
??DISCUSSION QUESTION: Which checklists for critical appraisal do members of
this list find most useful for critically appraising qualitative research in
the context of systematic reviews??
Qualitative Research: Qualitative research methodologies: ethnography
Scott Reeves, Ayelet Kuper, Brian David Hodges
BMJ 2008;337:a1020, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a1020 (Published 7 August 2008)
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Qualitative Research: Critically appraising qualitative research
Ayelet Kuper, Lorelei Lingard, Wendy Levinson
BMJ 2008;337:a1035, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a1035 (Published 7 August 2008)
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Qualitative Research: An introduction to reading and appraising qualitative
research
Ayelet Kuper, Scott Reeves, Wendy Levinson
BMJ 2008;337:a288, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a288 (Published 7 August 2008)
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Qualitative Research: Grounded theory, mixed methods, and action research
Lorelei Lingard, Mathieu Albert, Wendy Levinson
BMJ 2008;337:a567, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39602.690162.47 (Published 7 August 2008)
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Qualitative Research: Discourse analysis
Brian David Hodges, Ayelet Kuper, Scott Reeves
BMJ 2008;337:a879, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a879 (Published 7 August 2008)
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Qualitative Research: Why use theories in qualitative research?
Scott Reeves, Mathieu Albert, Ayelet Kuper, Brian David Hodges
BMJ 2008;337:a949, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a949 (Published 7 August 2008)
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