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ENGL 127 Research Writing: Social Sciences (Martin): How to Conduct a Systematic Literature Review

Finding sources for the literature review

APA Citation for J Nursing Education article

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Determine the Review Purpose and Questions, p.635

Before starting a systematic integrated literature review, the writer must be clear on the purpose of his or her investigation and the questions that he or she wants to answer. 

See page 3 of Can Medication Cure Obesity in Children?  for a clear example of purpose and investigation questions

Select Databases to Search, p.636

Read the Literature Retrieval section on p.636.

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Determine Evaluation Criteria to Analyze Individual Studies, p.636

Integrate and Synthesize the Findings of the Review, p.638

Writers "must be cautious in incorporating the findings from different studies and extracting the themes from the systematic integrated literature review."