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Primary Literature:
•Definition:
– Publication of original research that has NOT been interpreted or changed by others
Primary Literature:
•Examples:– Scientific journal articles which
report results of case studies, research or clinical trials
Primary Literature:
•Advantage:– Current & original information
Primary Literature:
•Limitations:– Knowledge of scientific
methods & statistics is needed to properly interpret the information
Primary Literature:
•When to use:
– When looking for most up to date information
Primary Literature:
Layout !!
Primary Literature:
• The text of observational and experimental articles is usually
(but not necessarily) divided into sections with the
headings:
Primary Literature:
– Introduction,
– Methods,
– Results, and
– Discussion
• Long articles may need subheadings in some sections (especially the Results and Discussion sections) to clarify their contents
Primary Literature:
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Where to find primary literature??
Scientific – peer reviewed - Journals !!
Open Access Primary Literature !!
Open Access Primary Literature !!
– Freely available on the public internet, permitting any users to Read, download, Copy, distribute, Print, search, or Link to the full texts of these articles, Crawl them for indexing, Pass them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose, Without financial, legal, or technical barriers other than those inseparable from gaining access to the internet itself
Open Access Primary Literature !!
• The only constraint on reproduction and distribution, and the only role for copyright in this domain, should be to give authors control over the integrity of their work and the right to be properly acknowledged and cited."
Primary literature from
Medscape® !!!
Medscape Publishers' Circle®
Medical Journals on Medscape
http://www.medscape.com/public/publications
or
from Medscape home page !!!
How to reach Medscape publishers’ circle from its
home page
