Optimizing literature search in systematic reviews – are MEDLINE, EMBASE and CENTRAL enough for identifying effect studies within the area of musculoskeletal disorders?
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Optimizing literature search in systematic reviews – are MEDLINE, EMBASE and CENTRAL enough for identifying effect studies within the area of musculoskeletal disorders?
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Keywords
Information retrieval, Bibliometric, MECIR guidelines, Evidence-based medicine, Relative recall, Literature searching, Systematic review, Musculoskeletal area
Journal
BMC Medical Research Methodology
Volume 16, Issue 1, Pages -
Publisher
Springer Nature
Online
2016-11-22
DOI
10.1186/s12874-016-0264-6
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