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Examining the state of adult social care research 1990-2001: a systematic synthesis of research methods and quality

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Examining the state of adult social care research 1990-2001: a systematic synthesis of research methods and quality. / Reilly, Siobhan; Cheng, Xie; Jacobs, Sally et al.
In: Evidence and Policy : A Journal of Research Debate and Practice, Vol. 4, No. 3, 2008, p. 155-182.

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Reilly, S, Cheng, X, Jacobs, S & Challis, D 2008, 'Examining the state of adult social care research 1990-2001: a systematic synthesis of research methods and quality', Evidence and Policy : A Journal of Research Debate and Practice, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 155-182. https://doi.org/10.1332/174426408X355542

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Reilly, S., Cheng, X., Jacobs, S., & Challis, D. (2008). Examining the state of adult social care research 1990-2001: a systematic synthesis of research methods and quality. Evidence and Policy : A Journal of Research Debate and Practice, 4(3), 155-182. https://doi.org/10.1332/174426408X355542

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Reilly S, Cheng X, Jacobs S, Challis D. Examining the state of adult social care research 1990-2001: a systematic synthesis of research methods and quality. Evidence and Policy : A Journal of Research Debate and Practice. 2008;4(3):155-182. doi: 10.1332/174426408X355542

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Reilly, Siobhan ; Cheng, Xie ; Jacobs, Sally et al. / Examining the state of adult social care research 1990-2001 : a systematic synthesis of research methods and quality. In: Evidence and Policy : A Journal of Research Debate and Practice. 2008 ; Vol. 4, No. 3. pp. 155-182.

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