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what's a literature review

what's a literature review?

according to churchill livingstone's dictionary of nursing, a literature review is "a thorough and comprehensive examination of the papers relevant to a topic. research methods and results are analysed and presented critically. the literature review should state how the search was undertaken, i.e. the bibliographical databases used."

literature review. (2006). in churchill livingstone's dictionary of nursing. retrieved from http://ezproxy.lakeheadu.ca/login?url=http://www.credoreference.com/entry/ehscldictnursing/literature_review

how do i prepare a literature review?

writing a literature review (concordia university)

literature review: a few tips on conducting it (university of toronto)