A comparison of handsearching versus MEDLINE searching to identify reports of randomized controlled trials.

This study aims to compare handsearching to a basic MEDLINE search for the identification of reports of randomized trials in specialized health care journals. Twenty-two specialized health care journals, published in the U.K., were handsearched for all reports of controlled trials (as defined by the...

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Main Authors: Hopewell, S, Clarke, M, Lusher, A, Lefebvre, C, Westby, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2002