Systematic review of the methodological and reporting quality of case series in surgery by Agha, R, Fowler, A, Lee, S, Gundogan, B, Whitehurst, K, Sagoo, H, Jeong, K, Altman, D, Orgill, D

“…The electronic search strategy was developed by an information specialist and included MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Methods Register, Science Citation Index and Conference Proceedings Citation index, from the start of indexing to 5 November 2014. …”

Consolidated standards of reporting trials (CONSORT) and the completeness of reporting of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) published in medical journals. by Turner, L, Shamseer, L, Altman, D, Weeks, L, Peters, J, Kober, T, Dias, S, Schulz, K, Plint, A, Moher, D

“…We searched the Science Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index, and Arts and Humanities Citation Index through the ISI Web of Knowledge interface. …”

A systematic review of the use of an expertise-based randomised controlled trial design. by Cook, J, Elders, A, Boachie, C, Bassinga, T, Fraser, C, Altman, D, Boutron, I, Ramsay, C, MacLennan, G

“…METHODS: We carried out a comprehensive search of nine databases--AMED, BIOSIS, CENTRAL, CINAHL, Cochrane Methodology Register, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Science Citation Index, and PsycINFO--from 1966 to 2012 and performed citation searches using the ISI Citation Indexes and Scopus. …”

Methods for specifying the target difference in a randomised controlled trial: the Difference ELicitation in TriAls (DELTA) systematic review. by Hislop, J, Adewuyi, T, Vale, L, Harrild, K, Fraser, C, Gurung, T, Altman, D, Briggs, A, Fayers, P, Ramsay, C, Norrie, J, Harvey, I, Buckley, B, Cook, J

“…The databases searched were MEDLINE, MEDLINE In-Process, EMBASE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, the Cochrane Methodology Register, PsycINFO, Science Citation Index, EconLit, the Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), and Scopus (for in-press publications); the search period was from 1966 or the earliest date covered, to between November 2010 and January 2011. …”

Assessing methods to specify the target difference for a randomised controlled trial: DELTA (Difference ELicitation in TriAls) review. by Cook, J, Hislop, J, Adewuyi, T, Harrild, K, Altman, D, Ramsay, C, Fraser, C, Buckley, B, Fayers, P, Harvey, I, Briggs, A, Norrie, J, Fergusson, D, Ford, I, Vale, L

“…DESIGN: The biomedical and social science databases searched were MEDLINE, MEDLINE In-Process and Other Non-Indexed Citations, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Cochrane Methodology Register, PsycINFO, Science Citation Index, EconLit, Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) and Scopus for in-press publications. …”