Types of Reviews

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Across
  1. 3. Refers to any combination of methods where one significant component is a literature review (usually systematic).
  2. 4. Seeks to systematically search for, appraise and synthesis research evidence, often adhering to guidelines on the conduct of a review
  3. 6. Generic term: published materials that provide examination of recent or current literature.
  4. 7. Map out and categorize existing literature from which to commission further reviews and/or primary research by identifying gaps in research literature
  5. 8. Aims to demonstrate writer has extensively researched literature and critically evaluated its quality.
  6. 9. Assessment of what is already known about a policy or practice issue, by using systematic review methods to search and critically appraise existing research
  7. 11. Generic term: summary of the specific literature that attempts to survey the literature and describe its characteristics
Down
  1. 1. Method for integrating or comparing the findings from qualitative studies.
  2. 2. Specifically refers to review compiling evidence from multiple reviews into one accessible and usable document.
  3. 5. Technique that statistically combines the results of quantitative studies to provide a more precise effect of the results
  4. 10. Preliminary assessment of potential size and scope of available research literature.