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. 2014 Sep 11:36:e2014018.
doi: 10.4178/epih/e2014018. eCollection 2014.

Narrative reviews

Jong-Myon Bae  1
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Narrative reviews

Jong-Myon Bae. Epidemiol Health. .

Abstract

Although qualitative researches (QR) are invaluable in understanding complex healthcare situations, the quantitative systematic reviews could not treat them. To improve quality of healthcare services, results of QR should be considered in healthcare decision-making processes. Several methods and theories for synthesizing evidences of QR have been developed. In order to activate the narrative reviews and mixed methods reviews in Korean healthcare academies, I arranged the related nomenclatures and suggested some issues to conduct them.

Keywords: Evidence-based practice; Meta-analysis as topic; Qualitative evaluation; Qualitative research; Review literature as topic.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author has no conflicts of interest to declare for this study

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