HSCI 307 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Content Clause, Pubmed, Medline
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In health sciences we do not mean a guess or a hunch. Set of ideas (concepts) and statements that link the ideas together. Constructed for a purpose to describe, to explain, to predict, to control. That is capable of being tested and falsified (proven wrong) An account of what is already published: not a set of summaries, not a book review . but rather a critical evaluation of [scholarly] material that has already been published. Set the context for your argument, paper, proposed research. Provide a rational for your research question; you must establish that a gap in knowledge exists. Identify the most appropriate and relevant sources related to your work. Demonstrate how concepts, themes, and methods have developed in relation to your research question. Situate how your ideas/research fits within the literature. Establish your credibility (show you know something about the topic) I am trying to learn about ____________: (question) add an indirect question: