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ERIC Number: EJ570545
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Publication Date: 1998
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Identifying Systematic Reviews in MEDLINE: Developing an Objective Approach to Search Strategy Design.
Boynton, Janette; Glanville, Julie; McDaid, David; Lefebvre, Carol
Journal of Information Science, v24 n3 p137-54 1998
This study of an online search strategy based on word frequency found that it provided 98% sensitivity in retrieving systematic reviews of health-care interventions in MEDLINE, while retaining a low (20%) but acceptable precision. Presents other strategies with other levels of sensitivity and precision and discusses factors that may affect the reliability and generalizability of the results. (PEN)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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