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Table 1

Literature review steps and sub-steps

#	Steps	Sub-steps
1	Planning	State objectives and baseline research questions Design research protocol • Define inclusion criteria • Define databases • Define query strings • Describe selection process
2	Conducting	Perform study selection Describe and analyze results
3	Reporting	Systematize findings • Synthesize, classify and compare studies • Perform exploratory discussion • Propose framework for future research Present findings and answer research questions

#	Steps	Sub-steps
1	Planning	State objectives and baseline research questionsDesign research protocol• Define inclusion criteria • Define databases • Define query strings • Describe selection process
2	Conducting	Perform study selectionDescribe and analyze results
3	Reporting	Systematize findings• Synthesize, classify and compare studies • Perform exploratory discussion • Propose framework for future research Present findings and answer research questions

Source(s): Based on Kitchenham (2004)

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