Title:
Health sciences literature review made easy : the matrix method / Judith Garrard.
Author:
Garrard, Judith.
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Basic concepts -- Paper trail : how to plan and manage a search of the literature -- Documents folder : how to select and organize documents for review -- Review matrix : how to abstract the research literature -- Synthesis : how to use a review matrix to write a synthesis -- A library of lit review master folders -- The matrix indexing system -- Matrix applications by health sciences professionals.
Health Sciences Literature Review Made Easy: The Matric Method, Third Edition helps students and practitioners better understand scientific literature by instilling the essential skills (via the matrix method) needed to evaluate article findings critically. Covered at the most basic level are the fundamental principles of searching, organizing, reviewing, and synthesizing. Woven throughout the text are visual examples and a single case study This easy-to-read and practical reference is an invaluable aid to students, researchers, and practitioners. Completely revised and updated, the Third Edition reflects the switch out of "paper" mode and into electronic mode. New to this edition are clinical practice examples and references to PubMed and PubMed Central in addition to information on reference management softwares such as endnote and refworks. -- Back cover.
Publisher:
Jones and Bartlett Publishers,
Publication Place:
Sudbury, MA :
ISBN:
9780763771867 (pbk.)
Subject:
Medical literature -- Research -- Methodology.
Matrix method (Indexing)
Medicine -- Abstracting and indexing.
Information storage and retrieval systems -- Medicine.
Edition:
3rd ed.
Contents:
Basic concepts -- Paper trail : how to plan and manage a search of the literature -- Documents folder : how to select and organize documents for review -- Review matrix : how to abstract the research literature -- Synthesis : how to use a review matrix to write a synthesis -- A library of lit review master folders -- The matrix indexing system -- Matrix applications by health sciences professionals.
Physical Description:
xi, 211 p. : ill. ;
Publication Date:
c2011.
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