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Table 1 Fifteen citation pearls in literature searching for qualitative research

From: Searching for qualitative research for inclusion in systematic reviews: a structured methodological review

Reference

No. of citations

Category

Barroso et al. (2003) [10]

152

Overviews

Booth (2006) [12]

92

Standards

Cooke et al. (2012) [13]

46

Question formulation

Evans (2002) [14]

116

Overviews

Finfgeld‐Connett and Johnson (2013) [15]

21

Overviews

Flemming and Briggs (2007) [16]

90

Filters

Grant (2004) [17]

35

Filters

Grayson and Gomersall (2003) [18]

59

Sources

McKibbon et al. (2006) [19]

45

Filters

Papaioannou et al. (2010) [20]

54

Supplementary strategies

Shaw et al. (2004) [21]

146

Filters

Subirana et al. (2005) [22]

31

Sources

Walters et al. (2006) [23]

31

Filters

Wilczynski et al. (2007) [24]

48

Filters

Wong et al. (2004) [25]

97

Filters

Total

1063