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Table 5 Body of evidence by methodological approach

From: Towards conceptualizing patients as partners in health systems: a systematic review and descriptive synthesis

 

Number of eligible studies

Primary empirical

332

 Qualitative

271

 Quantitative

14

 Mixed methods

47

Nonempirical

108

 Opinion/editorial/commentary

62

 Theoretical

49

Secondary empirical (review)

63

 Total

506