Development of a highly sensitive search strategy for the retrieval of reports of controlled trials using PubMed

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 150-153

  Robinson, Karen A ^a   Dickersin, Kay ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Controlled trials; MEDLIne; PubMed Cochrane Collaboration; Search strategies; Systematic reviews

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; LITERATURE REVIEW;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DATA BASE; ELECTRONICS; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STANDARD;

EID: 0036203445     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/31.1.150     Document Type: Article

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