Errors in search strategies used in systematic reviews and their effects on information retrieval

Objectives: Errors in search strategies negatively affect the quality and validity of systematic reviews. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate searches performed in MEDLINE/PubMed to identify errors and determine their effects on information retrieval. Methods: A PubMed search was con...

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Main Authors: José Antonio Salvador-Oliván, Gonzalo Marco-Cuenca, Rosario Arquero-Avilés
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2019-04-01
Series:Journal of the Medical Library Association
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Online Access:http://jmla.pitt.edu/ojs/jmla/article/view/567