A rapid method to increase transparency and efficiency in web-based searches

Environmental Evidence

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 1-14

  Haddaway, Neal R ^a   Collins, Alexandra M ^b,c   Coughlin, Deborah ^b,c   Kirk, Stuart ^c,d  

^a STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Food and Rural Affairs   (United Kingdom)

^d EUROPEAN COMMISSION   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Evidence; Grey literature; Literature; Repeatability; Searching; Systematic review; Web searching

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010065297     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20472382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13750-016-0079-2     Document Type: Article

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