4.5.3 Structure of the Literature Review
Beverley Glass
In general, literature reviews are structured in a similar way to a standard essay, with an introduction, a body and a conclusion. These are key structural elements. Additionally, a stand-alone extended literature review has an abstract.
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1. Structuring the literature review
2. Green et al, Writing Narrative Literature Reviews for Peer-Reviewed Journals: Secrets of the trade in Clinical Update. https://familymedicine.med.wayne.edu/mph/project/green_2006_narrative_literature_reviews.pdf
A scoping review protocol should include a description of all the stages of the source selection process based on title and abstract examination as well as on full-text examination. It should be premised on the inclusion criteria and also explain the mechanisms for resolving disagreements among reviewers
3. Mak et al, Steps for Conducting a Scoping Review J Grad Med Educ. 2022 Oct; 14(5): 565–567. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9580325/
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