There are several strategies for finding studies on a topic. What is the descendancy approach?

A) Search for articles that summarize prior research.
B) Read the accompanying abstract to determine whether the article is pertinent to the topic.
C) Track down earlier studies cited in a reference list of a report.
D) Use a pivotal study to search forward to subsequent studies that cited it.


D

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