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LITERATURE REVIEW FOR PHARMACY AND
CHEMISTRY DISSERTATION
STUDENTS
Reaxys (2016) Chemical Structure for Omeprazole. Available at: http://ezproxy.kingston.ac.uk/login?url=https://www.reaxys.com (Accessed: 21st June 2016)
1. Why you are doing a literature review
2. What does a literature review look like
3. Potential sources4. How to plan your search5. Search tools6. Referencing
WHAT WE WILL COVER
WHERE LITERATURE REVIEW FITS IN
Define your problem (topic)
Review the literature Review concepts and theories Review previous research findings to check what
others have already achieved. Analyse critically Determine where is the room for improvement and
where your contribution will be.
Formulate hypothesis
Omeprazole is prescribed to babies and children in tablet form when the patient presents with symptoms of Gastroesophageal reflux disease. Farahmand et al. (2001) research concluded that Cow’s milk allergy “can mimic or aggravate all signs and symptoms of severe GERD during infancy”. Yukselen and Celtik (2016) more recent study found that 38.4% of children who had already been diagnosed with GERD, also had a cow’s milk allergy. This research suggests that……….
(This is an example l i terature review only and not checked for scientific accuracy)
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE
Yukselen, A. Celtik, C. (2016) ‘Food allergy in children with refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease’. Pediatrics International, 58(4), pp. 254-258. doi: 10.1111/ped.12779
Zimmermann, A.E., Walters, J.K., Katona, B.G., Souney, P.F. and Levine, D. (2001) ‘A review of omeprazole use in the treatment of acid-related disorders in children’. Clinical Therapeutics, 23(5), pp. 660-679.
REFERENCE LIST IN HARVARD
Yukselen A, Celtik C. Food allergy in children with refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease. Pediatrics International. 2016; 58(4):254-258.
Zimmermann AE, Walters JK, Katona BG, Souney PF, Levine D. A review of omeprazole use in the treatment of acid-related disorders in children. Clinical Therapeutics. 2001; 23(5):660-679.
REFERENCE LIST IN VANCOUVER
POTENTIAL SOURCES
Journal articles
Publisher databases
Government papers Contracts
Conference papers
Letters and e-mails
Standards Newspapers
Technical reports Patents Statistics Books
Primary sources
Market reports Theses Blogs
Omeprazole
9131 results
Omeprazole children412 results
Omeprazole
children acid
120 results
TOPIC: OMEPRAZOLE
Need to have a plan for your: • Major areas• Synonyms • Broader terms• Limits• Spelling • Phrase searching
SEARCHING: THINGS TO CONSIDER
• Children• Baby• Child*• Toddler• Paediatrics
Keyword
• 2010-2016
Dates
• Pediatrics OR paediatrics
• GERD OR “Gastroesophageal reflux disease”Spelling
TOPIC: OMEPRAZOLE
OLD TO NEWElsevier (2016). Screenshot of results. Available at: http://ezproxy.kingston.ac.uk/login?url=http://www.scopus.com/ (Accessed: 21st June 2016)
Cited by documents – Advance your search forward in time
Related documents – Other useful sources on the same topic
Blue Find It button – links you back to iCat to see whether we have the full text
Indexed keywords – Suggestions for other keywords
ALL resources in iCat
• Quick skim to get a general idea of what has been published
SCOPUS and Web of Science
• Good starting point for in-depth work as it holds information from all major publishers
Individual publisher
• ScienceDirect, ACS, RSC, Proquest Science etc. Allows you to go into full depth of what they have published on your topic
Who is the author?
When was it written?
Why was it written?
Does it agree / disagree with what you already knew or have read?
What is the evidence?
Are they quoting others work or their own?
Note down the arguments/evidence not just summary sentences
Evaluate and be critical. Don’t read it passively – separate facts from opinion/interpretation
Think as you read: Are you understanding it?
THINGS TO REMEMBER WHEN READING
Palgrave Macmillan HE (2016) Skills4studycampus. Available at: http://icat.kingston.ac.uk (Accessed: 28th September 2016)
REFERENCING
https://mykingston.kingston.ac.uk/library/help_and_training/Pages/referencing.aspx
https : / /myk ingston .k ingston .ac.uk/ l ib rary /Documents /E -d isser tat ion_agreement_ to_rest r i c t_access_ to%20Superv isor.doc
CONFIDENTIAL DISSERTATIONS
Inter library loans
Sconul Access scheme
British Library
Specialist libraries
https://mykingston.kingston.ac.uk/library/usinglrcs/Pages/otherlibraries.aspx
OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION
HELP AND CONTACTS
Davina Omar
Phone0208 417 2095
Skypedavina.omar (appointment only)
Bloghttp://blogs.kingston.ac.uk/seclibrary
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