1. Experience of Advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Metasynthesis of Qualitative Research 
Rebecca T. Disler, MSc, PDAN, BSc, BN, RN, Anna Green, BSS, MDS, Tim Luckett, BA, PhD, Phillip J. Newton, BN (Hons), PhD, Sally Inglis, BN, BHS, PhD, David C. Currow, BMed, MPH, FRACP, Patricia M. Davidson, BA, ME, PhD 
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 
Volume 48, Issue 6, Pages (December 2014)
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2. Fig. 1 Flowchart of data synthesis.
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3. Fig. 2
PRISMA flowchart of studies from search to inclusion. * Papers were excluded if they did not contain at least one example of raw data, that is, a direct quotation (n = 22); they were of case-study format without analysis of the data (n = 6); the data included responses from individuals who had other diagnoses from which COPD responses could not be deciphered (n = 4); or they did not relate to patients with end-stage COPD, their family or carers, or the health professionals who interacted with them (n = 2).
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4. Fig. 3 Relationships between themes.
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