First steps: Skim
Read the title, keywords and Abstract. Quickly scan the article and try to answer the questions below:
The Big Question: What is this field trying to solve? Often trying to treat a disease or introduce a new drug delivery method.
The Main Point: What they did and why they did it
Hint: This is usually located in the last sentence of the last paragraph of the introduction
The Introduction: Grounds you in the field and tells you what has been done previously
What are the headings and subheadings, when was it published? Are there any terms you don't understand?
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