Design	Reference
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Critical interpretive synthesis	Dixon-Woods M, Cavers D, Agarwal S, et al. Conducting a critical interpretive synthesis of the literature on access to healthcare by vulnerable groups. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2006;6:35.
Content analysis	Seuring S, Gold, S. Conducting content-analysis based literature reviews in supply chain management. Supply Chain Management. 2012;17:544–555.
Critical interpretist synthesis (CIS)	Flemming K. Synthesis of quantitative and qualitative research: an example using Critical Interpretive Synthesis. J Adv Nurs. 2010;66,201–217.
Cross-case analysis	Yin R. Case study research, design and methods. Applied Social Research Methods Series Vol 5. 3rd ed. Thousand Oaks CA: Sage; 2003.
Cross-design synthesis	Droitcour J, Silberman G, Chelimsky E. Cross-design synthesis: a new form of meta-analysis for combining results from randomised clinical trials and medical-practice databases. Int J Tech Ass Health Care. 1993;9:440–927.
Ecological triangulation	Banning JH. Ecological triangulation: an approach for qualitative meta-synthesis (What works for youth with disabilities project: US Department of Education. 2003.
EPPI-centre outcomes plus views review	Oliver S. Advantages of concurrent preparation and reporting of systematic reviews of quantitative and qualitative evidence. J Royal Soc Med. 2015;108:108–111.
Evidence maps	Katz DL, Williams AL, Girard C, et al. The evidence base for complementary and alternative medicine: methods of evidence mapping with application to CAM. Altern Ther Health Med. 2003;9:22–30.
Metasummary	Sandelowski M, Barroso J, Voils CS. Using qualitative metasummary to synthesise qualitative and quantitative descriptive findings. Res Nurs Health. 2007;30:99–111.
Mixed-methods review *Primary qualitative, quantitative mixed-methods studies	Pluye P, Gagnon MP, Griffiths F, et al. A scoring system for appraising both methods research, and concomitantly appraising qualitative, quantitative and both methods primary studies in both studies reviews. Int J Nurs Stud. 2009;46:529–546.
Narrative summary	Dixon-Woods M, Agarwal S, Jones D, et al. Synthesising qualitative and quantitative evidence: a review of possible methods. J Health Serv Res Policy. 2005;10:45–53.
Qualitative case survey	Yin R, Heald K. Using the case survey method to analyse policy studies. Adm Scie Q. 1975;20:371–381.
Realist review	Pawson R, Greenhalgh T, Harvey G, et al. Realist review--a new method of systematic review designed for complex policy interventions. J Health Serv Res Policy. 2005;10:21–34.
Scoping review	Arksey H, O’Malley L. Scoping studies: towards a methodological framework. Int J Soc Res Methodol. 2005;8:19–32. Levac D, Colquhoun H, O’Brien KK. Scoping studies: advancing the methodology. Implementation Sci. 2010;5:1–9.
Textual narrative synthesis	Lucas PJ, Arai L, Baird, Law C, Roberts HM. Worked examples of alternative methods for the synthesis of qualitative and quantitative research in systematic reviews. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2007,7:4.
Thematic analysis	Mays N, Pope C, Popay J: Systematically reviewing qualitative and quantitative evidence to inform management and policymaking in the health field. J Health Serv Res Policy. 2005;10:6–20.