A comparison of metrics and performance characteristics of different search strategies for article retrieval for a systematic review of the global epidemiology of kidney and urinary diseases

A comparison of metrics and performance characteristics of different search strategies for article retrieval for a systematic review of the global epidemiology of kidney and urinary diseases

Abstract Background Conducting a systematic review requires a comprehensive bibliographic search. Comparing different search strategies is essential for choosing those that cover all useful data sources. Our aim was to develop search strategies for article retrieval for a systematic review of the gl...

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Main Authors: Boris Bikbov, Norberto Perico, Giuseppe Remuzzi, on behalf of the GBD Genitourinary Diseases Expert Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-018-0569-8

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