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A post-graduate's guide to doing a literature review in health and social care [electronic resource] / Helen Aveyard, Sheila Payne and Nancy Preston.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: London : Open University Press, 2021Edition: 2nd editionDescription: 1 online resource (xii, 188 pages) : illustrations (black and white)Content type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780335249923 (ePub ebook) :
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version :: No titleDDC classification:
  • 610.72 23
LOC classification:
  • R118.6 .A9 2021
Online resources:
Contents:
Chapter 1: What is a literature review?Chapter 2: Different methods for doing a literature reviewChapter 3: What research and other evidence should I include in my literature review?Chapter 4: How do I search for relevant literature?Chapter 5: Selection of relevant papers and data extraction Chapter 6: Critical appraisal of the literatureChapter 7: How do I analyse and synthesise my literature?Chapter 8: How do I write up my literature review?
Summary: This text is an accessible yet comprehensive guide to how to undertake a literature review in health and social care. This text is a comprehensive, highly readable guide to how to undertake a literature review in health and social care, tailored specifically for postgraduate study. Essential reading for all those undertaking any study at post-graduate level, the book provides clarity and a step by step approach to doing a literature review from start to finish which will enable you to: Identify which type of review is appropriate for your study Select the literature that you need to include in your review Search for, appraise and analyse relevant literature Write up your reviewCrucially the book explores the common features of a broad range of types of literature review, which serve different functions - including the literature review that is a pre-requisite prior to a larger empirical study, and the literature review that is a study in its own right.With real-life examples of written research and succinct summaries at the end of each chapter, A Post-Graduate's Guide to Doing a Literature Review in Health and Social Care is the ideal text for students wanting to get the very most from their study.
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E-book Bolton NHS Library Link to resource Not for loan
E-book Bridgewater Community NHS Library Link to resource Not for loan
E-book East Cheshire NHS Library Link to resource Not for loan
E-book Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Library Link to resource Not for loan
E-book Mid Cheshire NHS Library Link to resource Not for loan
E-book Pennine Care NHS Knowledge Service Link to resource Not for loan
E-book Stockport NHS Library Link to resource Not for loan
E-book Tameside and Glossop NHS Library Link to resource Not for loan

This edition also issued in print: 2021.

Previous edition: 2016.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1: What is a literature review?Chapter 2: Different methods for doing a literature reviewChapter 3: What research and other evidence should I include in my literature review?Chapter 4: How do I search for relevant literature?Chapter 5: Selection of relevant papers and data extraction Chapter 6: Critical appraisal of the literatureChapter 7: How do I analyse and synthesise my literature?Chapter 8: How do I write up my literature review?

This text is an accessible yet comprehensive guide to how to undertake a literature review in health and social care. This text is a comprehensive, highly readable guide to how to undertake a literature review in health and social care, tailored specifically for postgraduate study. Essential reading for all those undertaking any study at post-graduate level, the book provides clarity and a step by step approach to doing a literature review from start to finish which will enable you to: Identify which type of review is appropriate for your study Select the literature that you need to include in your review Search for, appraise and analyse relevant literature Write up your reviewCrucially the book explores the common features of a broad range of types of literature review, which serve different functions - including the literature review that is a pre-requisite prior to a larger empirical study, and the literature review that is a study in its own right.With real-life examples of written research and succinct summaries at the end of each chapter, A Post-Graduate's Guide to Doing a Literature Review in Health and Social Care is the ideal text for students wanting to get the very most from their study.

Description based on print version record.