Reflections on the methodological challenges of undertaking a meta-synthesis: A response to Heyman

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1577-1579
JournalSOCIAL SCIENCE and MEDICINE
Volume69
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished (in print/issue) - Dec 2009

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