An increasing number of qualitative research papers in oncology and palliative care: does it mean a thorough development of the methodology of research?

Table 3 Percent of papers satisfying each of the items, by publication period, and percent of paper with a complete agreement among the three independent evaluators

Item Number	% of papers with item satisfied		% of papers with complete agreement
	before 01.01.1999	after 01.01.1999
	N = 13	N = 13
1	92	100	81
2	92	100	96
5	85	92	73
6	92	92	77
7	92	100	54
8	15	23	81
9	38	54	50
10	0	15	73
11	77	100	77
12	85	92	73
13	38	54	77
14	69	77	54
15	8	38	50
16	85	100	81
18	0	31	81
19	69	77	58
20	92	100	88
21	77	92	62
22	100	100	85
23	31	54	69

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