Sensitive Clinical Queries retrieved relevant systematic reviews as well as primary studies: An analytic survey

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1341-1349

  Wilczynski, Nancy L ^a   McKibbon, K Ann ^a   Haynes, R Brian ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

CINAHL; EMBASE; Information storage and retrieval; MEDLINE; PsycINFO; Search filters

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CINAHL; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DIAGNOSIS; EMBASE; ETIOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); THERAPY;

EID: 80055008405     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2011.04.007     Document Type: Article

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