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James Barnard[1], Alison Ledger[2]
Institution: 1. University of Leeds, 2. Leeds Institute of Medical Education
Corresponding Author: Mr James Barnard (um11jb@leeds.ac.uk)
Categories: Research in Medical Education, Students/Trainees, Teachers/Trainers (including Faculty Development)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15694/mep.2016.000027
Published Date: 23/06/2016

A literature review offers a snapshot of publications that address a topic. There a different types of literature reviews that provide varying degrees of scope and focus. A narrative review is often part of a research publication and it situates a focused issue that the research addresses withing the broader landscape of a topic. A literature review can also be a publication in its own right, as with Systematic Reviews, Meta-Analyses, Scoping Reviews and others.