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HCA 4853 Health Care Administration: Help/Assignment

The enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) marks another crucial milestone in the history of healthcare evolution in the United States and aims to transform the health delivery system into a more integrated, collaborat

What is a Literature Review

Or, sometimes called a Survey of the Scholarship.

A literature review is a text written by someone to consider the critical points of current knowledge including substantive findings, as well as theoretical and methodological contributions to a particular topic. Literature reviews are secondary sources, and as such, do not report any new or original experimental work. Also, a literature review can be interpreted as a review of an abstract accomplishment.

Most often associated with academic-oriented literature, such as a thesis or peer-reviewed article, a literature review usually precedes a research proposal and results section. Its main goals are to situate the current study within the body of literature and to provide context for the particular reader. Literature reviews are a staple for research in nearly every academic field.

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