Optimal search strategies for retrieving scientifically strong studies of treatment from Medline: Analytical survey

British Medical Journal

Volumn 330, Issue 7501, 2005, Pages 1179-1182

  Haynes, R Brian ^a   McKibbon, K Ann ^b   Wilczynski, Nancy L ^a   Walter, Stephen D ^a   Werre, Stephen R ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCUMENTATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL SUBJECT HEADINGS; MEDLINE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 19744365756     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38446.498542.8F     Document Type: Review

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