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 (Introduction), Methodology, Results and conclusion or Discussion organizational structure.
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 the discipline. 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 the discipline.
Tertiary sources include: