Critical review

Kemper, 2021

Critical Review Paper

For this assignment, you will review one of the articles below and type a 3-4 page paper

(excluding a work cited page). Your paper must follow APA formatting, be double spaced, and

have 12 point font. Copies of the articles are available within your course in Sakaii.

Articles:

1. Kohli, M., Maschio, M., Becker, D., & Weinstein, M. C. (2021, Feb 12). The potential

public health and economic value of a hypothetical COVID-19 vaccine in the United

States: Use of cost-effectiveness modeling to inform vaccination prioritization. Vaccine,

39(7), 1157-1164.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7832653/

2. Winn, A. N., Ekwueme, D. U., Neumann, P. J. (2016). Cost-utility analysis of cancer

prevention, treatment, and control: a systemic review. Am J Prev Med. Epub 2015 Oct

23. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5846573/pdf/nihms948111.pdf

3. Park, C., Wang, G., Durthaler, J. M., Fang, J. (2017). Cost-effectiveness analyses of

antihypertensive medicines: a systematic review. Am J Prev Med 2017;53(6S2): S131–

S142. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5836308/pdf/nihms945826.pdf

A critical review paper has two goals: 1) to identify and summarize the argument the author is

making and 2) to provide your analysis and critique of that argument. With that in mind, your

paper will have the following sections:

• Introduction

o Identify the authors and the title of the article

o Present the central argument or goal of the paper (do not go into much detail)

o Your introduction should be 1-2 paragraphs

• Summary

o Describe any past relevant research mentioned in the article

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o Describe how the current research was done: how the evaluation was set up,

how the data was collected, how the outcomes were measured, etc.

o Summarize all relevant findings in an unbiased way (remember this isn't your

analysis)

o Describe the author's views in an unbiased way

• Analysis

o Critique the research, methodology, findings, etc. (this includes the pros and

cons, costs, and benefits)

o Provide any other sources and arguments you might find helpful (cite your

sources)

o To help with your analysis, consider these questions:

▪ Were the conclusions of the evaluation justified by the evidence

presented? What other data would you like to see, if any?

▪ Can the results be applied in policy form? Explain.

▪ What other evaluations would you prefer the authors to do? How would

this be helpful?

o When analyzing the research, make sure that any opinion is substantiated with

thoughtful reason. For example, don't say "I believe x would be better" without

providing any rationale.

• Work Cited Page

o Follow APA guidelines here