- Framework of problems / Comprehensive
- Insufficient literature searches
- Systematic reviews of test accuracy should search a range of databases to identify primary studies
Ref ID | 404 |
First Author | P. Whiting |
Journal | JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY |
Year Of Publishing | 2008 |
URL | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18313560/ |
Keywords |
Diagnostic Searching |
Problem(s) |
Insufficient literature searches |
Number of systematic reviews included | 8 |
Summary of Findings | No search identified all studies in any gold standard set. Over 20% of studies in the gold standard sets were not identified by searching MEDLINE. Six studies on LILACS were not on any other database. Eight gold standard studies were not included in any of the databases, and a further 22 were not identified by the electronic search strategies. |
Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results? | Not Applicable |
Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? | Yes |