Abstract:In our world of rapidly expanding knowledge and exponential growth in published research, synthesis of knowledge has become ever more important. The most up-to-date method for doing this in our field, as well as many others, is a scholarly analysis of published research studies-the literature review. Not so long ago, knowledge synthesis was the main purpose of textbooks; however, by the time a textbook is published, the content is already several years old. Clinicians, program planners, and policy makers need … Show more
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