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Health sciences literature review made easy : the matrix method
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"The Matrix Method is one of many ways to approach a literature review. It was created by Judith Garrard when she was preparing NIH grants and is intended to teach students how to read a paper, org...
"The Matrix Method is one of many ways to approach a literature review. It was created by Judith Garrard when she was preparing NIH grants and is intended to teach students how to read a paper, organize the review using the Matrix Method, analyze it, and create a narrative synthesis. This method is particularly useful in the health sciences. Review is usually the initial step for a proposal for independent scientific study, often a Master's project or doctoral dissertation, and traditionally done under the guidance of faculty or a mentor. Though Judy's background is not in nursing, the adoptions are primarily in graduate nursing programs. The text is not intended as a resource for developing academic writing skills. It provides a system for organizing and conducting a literature review and develops research literacy skills"--
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- Creator
- Judith Garrard, PhD, Professor Emerita, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Format
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Sixth edition
- Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2022]
- ©2022
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- 1 online resource (316 pages) : illustrations
- ISBNs
- 1284211177, 1284211290, 9781284211290, 9781284211177, 1284211185, 9781284211184
- OCLC
- on1225257407, on1164821524
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Part I: Fundamentals of a literature review. Introduction ; Basic concepts -- The matrix method. Paper trail folder: how to plan and manage a search of the literature ; Documents folder: how to select and use documents for review ; Review matrix folder: how to abstract the research literature ; Synthesis folder: how to write a synthesis -- Part III: Applications using the matrix method. A library of master folders ; The matrix indexing system ; Matrix applications by health sciences professionals -- Appendix A: Useful resources for literature reviews -- Appendix B: Structure of computer folders for the matrix method -- Appendix C: Data visualization: a digital exploration
- Part I: Fundamentals of a literature review -- Introduction -- Basic concepts -- Part II: The matrix method -- Paper trail folder : how to plan and manage a search of the literature -- Documents folder : how to select and use documents for review -- Review matrix folder : how to abstract the research literature -- Synthesis folder : how to write a synthesis -- Part III: Applications using the matrix method -- A library of master folders -- The matrix indexing system -- Matrix applications by health sciences professionals -- Appendix A: Useful resources for literature reviews -- Appendix B: Structure of computer folders for the matrix method -- Appendix C: Data visualization : a digital exploration
Subjects
- Medical literature -- Research -- Methodology.
- Matrix method (Indexing)
- Medicine -- Abstracting and indexing.
- Information storage and retrieval systems -- Medicine.
- Medical Writing
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- Review Literature as Topic
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- Abstracting and Indexing
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- Information Storage and Retrieval
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