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Health Sciences Literature Review Made Easy.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Garrard, Judith.
Contributor:
ProQuest ebook central.
William Pepper Medical Library Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Medical writing.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (316 pages)
polychrome
Edition:
Sixth edition.
Place of Publication:
Burlington : Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC, 2020.
System Details:
text file
Contents:
Intro
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Brief Contents
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
PART I Fundamentals of a Literature Review
CHAPTER 1 Introduction
What Is the Purpose of This Chapter?
What Is a Review of the Literature?
What Is the Field of Research Synthesis?
What Are the Guidelines and Standards in Research Synthesis?
Other Developments in Health Sciences Guidelines
What Is the Matrix Method?
What Is a Review Matrix?
Overview of Chapters 2-9 and Appendices
Caroline's Quest: Understanding the Process
What You Should Know or Be Able to Do by the End of This Chapter
References
CHAPTER 2 Basic Concepts
What Are Source Materials?
The Anatomy of a Scientific Paper: Basic Structure of a Research Article
The Methods Map: A Methodological Review of the Literature
Caroline's Quest: Learning the Concepts
What You Should Know or Be Able to Do by the End of This Chapter
PART II The Matrix Method
CHAPTER 3 Paper Trail Folder: How to Plan and Manage a Search of the Literature
What Is the Purpose of This Chapter?
What Is a Paper Trail?
How to Organize a Paper Trail Folder
How to Create and Use a Paper Trail
How to Use Bibliographic Databases in the Health Sciences
Predatory Publications, Publishers, and Fake Conferences
Caroline's Quest: Creating and Managing the Search
CHAPTER 4 Documents Folder: How to Select and Use Documents for Review
What Is a Source Document?
How to Create and Use a Source Documents Subfolder
How to Create and Use a PRISMA Flowchart Subfolder
Caroline's Quest: Assembling and Organizing a Documents Folder
CHAPTER 5 Review Matrix Folder: How to Abstract the Research Literature
Organize a Review Matrix Folder: Three Subfolders
Generate Column Topics for a Review Matrix
Read and Abstract Source Documents in a Review Matrix
Caroline's Quest: Constructing and Using a Review Matrix
What You Should Know or Be Able to Do by the End of this Chapter
CHAPTER 6 Synthesis Folder: How to Write a Synthesis
What Is a Synthesis?
Organize a Synthesis Folder: Three Subfolders
Analyze Across Source Documents
Integrate Across Source Documents
How to Write: My Own and Others' Experiences
Caroline's Quest: Writing a Synthesis
PART III Applications Using the Matrix Method
CHAPTER 7 A Library of Master Folders
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the William Pepper Medical Library Fund.
Other Format:
Print version: Garrard, Judith Health Sciences Literature Review Made Easy
ISBN:
9781284211184
1284211185
Publisher Number:
99986209469
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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