Literature Reviews, Systematic Reviews & More for Health Sciences
tips for students in all School of Public Health and Health Sciences departments and the College of Nursing
Literature Reviews
The resources below from the Writing Centers at UMass Amherst and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers descriptions on what a literature review is and some tips for how to write one.
- LIterature Reviews from UMass Amherst Writing CenterTips and guidelines about writing a literature review
- Literature Reviews from The Writing Center at University of North Carolina at Chapel HillGives several suggestions and descriptions of ways to organize your lit review.
Literature Review Examples
Most academic research articles will contain a brief literature review. However, to see examples of more comprehensive ones, here are some good places to start.
- Annual ReviewsAnnual Reviews are published on a variety of topics.
- UMass Amherst Dissertations and ThesesLinks to ScholarWorks, the UMass Amherst institutional repository, where our student dissertations and theses are stored.
- Writing Scientific Manuscripts from the Journal of Young InvestigatorsPart III is all about Writing a Literature Review
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- URL: https://guides.library.umass.edu/hsreviews
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