Health Sciences Literature Review Made Easy: The Matrix MethodHealth Sciences Literature Review Made Easy: The Matrix 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. |
Contents
THE MATRIX METHOD | 59 |
APPLICATIONS USING THE MATRIX METHOD | 139 |
USEFUL RESOURCES FOR LITERATURE REVIEWS | 181 |
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