An optimal search filter for retrieving systematic reviews and meta-analyses

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Lee, Edwin ^a   Dobbins, Maureen ^b   Decorby, Kara ^b   McRae, Lyndsey ^b   Tirilis, Daiva ^b   Husson, Heather ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; EARLY INTERVENTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); ONLINE SYSTEM; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ALGORITHMS; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; EARLY MEDICAL INTERVENTION; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84859790190     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-51     Document Type: Review

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