<p>This text is a comprehensive, highly readable guide to how to undertake a literature review in health and social care, tailored specifically for postgraduate study. Essential reading for all those undertaking any study at post-graduate level, the book provides clarity and a step by step approach to doing a literature review from start to finish which will enable you to:<br><br>¿ Identify which type of review is appropriate for your study <br>¿ Select the literature that you need to include in your review<br>¿ Search for, appraise and analyse relevant literature <br>¿ Write up your review<br><br>Crucially the book explores the common features of a broad range of types of literature review, which serve different functions ¿ including the literature review that is a pre-requisite prior to a larger empirical study, and the literature review that is a study in its own right.<br><br>With real-life examples of written research and succinct summaries at the end of