Improving search efficiency for systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy: an exploratory study to assess the viability of limiting to MEDLINE, EMBASE and reference checking.

Preston, L., Carroll, C., Gardois, P. et al. (2 more authors) (2015) Improving search efficiency for systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy: an exploratory study to assess the viability of limiting to MEDLINE, EMBASE and reference checking. Systematic Reviews, 4. 82. ISSN 2046-4053

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Item Type: Article
Authors/Creators:
  • Preston, L.
  • Carroll, C.
  • Gardois, P.
  • Paisley, S.
  • Kaltenthaler, E.
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© 2015 Preston et al. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http:// creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.

Keywords: Systematic reviews; Diagnostic test accuracy; Literature searching; MEDLINE; EMBASE; Health Technology Assessment
Dates:
  • Published: 26 June 2015
  • Accepted: 3 June 2015
Institution: The University of Sheffield
Academic Units: The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > ScHARR - Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCH
14/25/02
Depositing User: Symplectic Sheffield
Date Deposited: 04 Feb 2016 13:19
Last Modified: 23 Jun 2023 21:58
Published Version: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13643-015-0074-7
Status: Published
Publisher: BioMed Central
Refereed: Yes
Identification Number: 10.1186/s13643-015-0074-7
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