Making processes reliable: A validated pubmed search strategy for identifying new or emerging technologies

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 452-459

  Varela Lema, Leonora ^a   Punal Riobóo, Jeanette ^a   Acción, Beatriz Casal ^a   Ruano Ravina, Alberto ^b,c   García, Marisa López ^a  

^a Galician Agency for Health Technology Assessment (Avalia t)   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bibliographic databases; Early warning systems; Health Technology Assessment; Horizon scanning; Search engine

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; FREE TEXTS; HEALTH TECHNOLOGY; HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS; HIGH IMPACT; HORIZON SCANNING; INDEX TERMS; MAKING PROCESS; MEDLINE; PRE-SELECTED; RESEARCH JOURNALS; RETRIEVAL PERFORMANCE; SEARCH STRATEGIES;

ABSTRACTING; DATABASE SYSTEMS; HEALTH; IMAGING SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SERVICES; PUBLISHING; SCANNING; SEARCH ENGINES;

TECHNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SEARCH ENGINE;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PUBMED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 84867566087     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462312000578     Document Type: Article

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