Errors in search strategies were identified by type and frequency

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1057.e1-1057.e9

  Sampson, Margaret ^a   McGowan, Jessie ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

bibliographic; Databases; Evidence based medicine; MEDLINE; MeSH headings; Review; systematic

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LIBRARIAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; MESH HEADING; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 33748550626     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2006.01.007     Document Type: Article

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