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Writing a Literature Review: Should Vaccines be required for Children?
Theory and research are linked in quantitative and qualitative data in the sense that theory is the prime mover with respect to research, making sense out of various isolated empirical generalizations. When research is done, many authors begin to write literature reviews in order to support the topics of discussion. Literature reviews can inspire new ideas, and help lay the foundation for studies (Polit & Beck, 2010, p. 170). Researchers begin to gather their data through qualitative, quantitative, and evidence-based research in order to support their general findings. When writing a literature review, researchers provide readers with a background for understanding current knowledge on a topic (Polit & Beck, 2010, p. 170). The primary focus included in this literature research is: Should vaccines be required for children? In order to elaborate on this current issue, a secondary question that can be asked is: How does a parents view on vaccines affect whether or not a child will be vaccinated due to the belief that it may cause autism? Identifying questions within the topic is the primary action of writing a literature review (Polit & Beck, 2010, p.172).
In order to properly write a literature review, one must be acquainted with the steps in order to write a literary review. It is important to begin devising a search strategy to gather research. In this case, Florida International University provides students with an online database filled with articles, e-journals, and other research tools to use when trying to gather information. This database software gives you options for restricting or expanding your search, for saving your search, and so on (Polit & Be...

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