Which of the following best defines the purpose of a literature review in public health research?

Why should literature reviews avoid solely including studies that support the author’s own hypothesis?

Identify at least three events during the American Revolution (not counting the surrender at Yorktown) that made independence possible.

Characterize the conflicts in New England among the white settlements in New England in the seventeenth century (1600s-1700s)

Suppose an article states that 1% of women have breast cancer.  80% of mammograms detect breast cancer when it is there.  9.6% of mammograms detect breast cancer when it’s not there.  Let C be the event that a women has breast cancer and let T be the event that the test is positive. a. Find the probability of not having cancer given a negative test result?

A nurse is reviewing different classes of antidepressants. Which statements about antidepressant medications are correct? (Select all that apply.)

A patient with social anxiety disorder is prescribed sertraline (Zoloft). The nurse explains that this medication is in which drug class?

A nurse is assessing a patient who reports feeling depressed for more than two years, with low energy and low self-esteem but without suicidal thoughts. Which depressive disorder is most likely?

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