Considering methodological options for reviews of theory: illustrated by a review of theories linking income and health
Open Access
- 13 October 2014
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Systematic Reviews
- Vol. 3 (1) , 114
Abstract
Review of theory is an area of growing methodological advancement. Theoretical reviews are particularly useful where the literature is complex, multi-discipline, or contested. It has been suggested that adopting methods from systematic reviews may help address these challenges. However, the methodological approaches to reviews of theory, including the degree to which systematic review methods can be incorporated, have received little discussion in the literature. We recently employed systematic review methods in a review of theories about the causal relationship between income and health.Keywords
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