Original Research - Special Collection: Primary Care Research Methods
African primary care research: Reviewing the literature
Submitted: 19 August 2013 | Published: 25 February 2014
About the author(s)
Andrew Ross, Department of Family Medicine, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaBob Mash, Family Medicine and Primary Care, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Abstract
This is the second article in the series on African primary care research. The article focuses on how to search for relevant evidence in the published literature that can be used in the development of a research proposal. The article addresses the style of writing required and the nature of the arguments for the social and scientific value of the proposed study, as well as the use of literature in conceptual frameworks and in the methods. Finally, the article looks athow to keep track of the literature used and to reference it appropriately.
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