Searching a biomedical database from Bulgaria : the ABS database
Abhijnhan, A., Surcheva, Z., Wright, J.M. et al. (1 more author)
(2007)
Searching a biomedical database from Bulgaria : the ABS database.
Health Information and Libraries Journal, 24 (3).
pp. 200-203.
ISSN 1471-1842
Abstract
The University of Sofia, Bulgaria, disseminates local biomedical literature (1994 to present) through a free online database, ABS. We systematically searched ABS to identify citations to controlled trials and find what proportion of these studies are to be found on MEDLINE.
We searched using Bulgarian and English phrases; manually selected citations of controlled trials and sought these citations on MEDLINE. Using the two languages we found a total of 628 unique citations, of which 47 of which seem to be relevant controlled trials (precision 7.48%, 13% of ABS citations were found on MEDLINE). The trials in ABS commonly focused on evaluation of care for people with cardiovascular or urological problems.
Metadata
Authors/Creators:
Abhijnhan, A.
Surcheva, Z.
Wright, J.M.
Adams, C.E.
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:
This is an electronic version of an Article published in Health Information and Libraries Journal.
Abhijnhan A, Surcheva Z, Wright J, Adams CE. Searching a biomedical database from Bulgaria : the ABS database. Health Information and Libraries Journal 24,200-3. ‘The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com’. Embargoed until Feb 08 in accordance with Blackwell's requirements.
Keywords:
Search Filter, Search Strategy, Randomised Controlled Trials, Medical Information, Bulgaria, Medical Database
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