Comparison of top-performing search strategies for detecting clinically sound treatment studies and systematic reviews in MEDLINE and EMBASE

Journal of the Medical Library Association

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 451-455

  Wong, Sharon S L ^a   Wilczynski, Nancy L ^b   Haynes, R Brian ^c  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Health Information Research Unit   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMBASE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; PUBLICATION; SEARCH ENGINE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL SUBJECT HEADINGS; MEDLINE; REVIEW LITERATURE;

EID: 33751548676     PISSN: 15365050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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