When appraising a literature review,one aspect of determining the breadth of the review is
A) whether the review provides direction for the proposed study.
B) the number and percentages of sources from the past 5 to 10 years.
C) whether landmark or seminal studies have been used.
D) the disciplines of the study authors and journals cited in the review.

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When assessing the breadth of a literature review,the reviewer should identify the disciplines of the authors cited and the journals in which they published their studies.An assessment of whether the literature review provides direction for the study does not specifically evaluate the breadth of the literature review.The currency of the literature review is evaluated by noting the number of sources more than 5 to 10 years old as well as whether landmark or seminal studies are cited.

When Appraising a Literature Review,one Aspect of Determining the Breadth