IDENTIFYING STUDIES FOR SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
- 1 April 2000
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care
- Vol. 16 (2) , 668-672
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462300101229
Abstract
Objectives: To determine if published figures on the proportion of articles included in systematic reviews and identified in electronic databases are applicable to an example from medical imaging.Methods: A systematic review was performed. Additionally, sensitivity and precision of a MEDLINE search were compared with values from three published searches, each customized for a specific field.Results: All articles included in the systematic review were in electronic databases. The MEDLINE search had low precision compared with searches in other fields.Conclusions: In a specific area of medical imaging, electronic databases, including MEDLINE, are reliable sources of articles.Keywords
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