3. Review and use of the literature / 医学教育

ABSTRACT

　The literature review is an essential part of all stages of research. The literature review serves different purposes at different stages of the research process. A major purpose of the literature review before starting research is to explore what is already known in an area of study, and the literature can be used as a benchmark for comparing your results with previous findings when writing the discussion section of your paper. Understanding these purposes of the literature review and appropriately utilizing the literature at each stage of research is essential for improving the quality of research.