How to do a literature search
By Alison Brettle (2006)

This information sheet aims to help therapists carry out literature searches for research or evidence based practice (Goss and Rose, 2002)¹ by identifying sources of and techniques for assessing information.

This sheet helps readers:

• Be aware of some relevant sources of information
• Be able to plan a literature search to find relevant information
• Understand some basic techniques of doing a literature search

References:

1. Goss R, Rose R. BACP. R2 Evidence-based practice. Information sheet. Rugby: BACP; 2002.

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