Understanding scoping reviews: Definition, purpose, and process

Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 12-16

  Peterson, Jessica ^a   Pearce, Patricia F ^a   Ferguson, Laurie Anne ^a   Langford, Cynthia A ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

concept mapping; evidence base; research methods; review; Scoping review

Indexed keywords

CINAHL; CONCEPT MAPPING; EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LITERATURE; MEDLINE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PUBLICATION; VISIBILITY; METHODOLOGY;

HUMANS; PUBLICATIONS; RESEARCH DESIGN; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 84973305075     PISSN: 23276886     EISSN: 23276924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2327-6924.12380     Document Type: Article

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