Searching Embase and MEDLINE by using only major descriptors or title and abstract fields: a prospective exploratory study
Abstract Background Researchers performing systematic reviews (SRs) must carefully consider the relevance of thousands of citations retrieved from bibliographic database searches, the majority of which will be excluded later on close inspection. Well-developed bibliographic searches are generally cr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-11-01
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| Series: | Systematic Reviews |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13643-018-0864-9 |