| Ref ID | 57 |
| First Author | H. Wood |
| Journal | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT IN HEALTH CARE |
| Year Of Publishing | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/28292DE51DC269BB01EFF6C51727C9D3/S0266462316000660a.pdf/div-class-title-systematic-reviews-of-economic-evaluations-how-extensive-are-their-searches-div.pdf |
| Keywords |
• Economic evaluation • General medical • Searching |
| Problem(s) |
• Insufficient literature searches |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | United Kingdom |
| Aim | To assess the adequacy of literature searches in systematic reviews of economic evaluations published in MEDLINE in 2013. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | 71% (30/42) of the included 42 systematic reviews of economic evaluations published in MEDLINE in 2013 included a search of general bibliographic databases beyond MEDLINE and Embase. Sixty-nine percent of reviews used supplementary search techniques (29/42). Five reviews (12 percent) met or exceeded the search resources recommended by NICE (MEDLINE, Embase, NHS EED, EconLit). Search reporting was frequently unclear or incorrect. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 42 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 1743 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
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