A primary source in the health sciences is a document or record that reports on a single study, experiment, trial or research project. Primary sources are usually written by the person(s) who did the research, conducted the study, or ran the experiment, and include hypothesis/research question (Introduction), Methodology, Results and conclusion or Discussion.
Primary Sources include:
Secondary sources compile, summarize, compare, and evaluate primary information and studies so as to draw conclusions on or present current state of knowledge in a discipline or subject. Secondary sources should include a bibliography which directs you back to the primary research reported in the article.
Secondary Sources include:
Tertiary sources consist of a distillation and collection of primary and secondary sources. Tertiary sources provide an overview of key research findings and an introduction to the principles and practices within a discipline.
Tertiary sources include: