- Framework of problems / Comprehensive
- Grey literature excluded
- Inadequate diversity of information resources searched in US-affiliated systematic reviews and meta-analyses: 2005-2016
Ref ID | 617 |
First Author | R. Pradhan |
Journal | JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY |
Year Of Publishing | 2018 |
URL | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6250602/pdf/nihms-990256.pdf |
Keywords |
Grey literature General medical Searching |
Problem(s) |
Grey literature excluded |
Number of systematic reviews included | 817 |
Summary of Findings | Searching Medline, EMBASE, and the Cochrane libraries form the most used triad. Such practice may provide a false sense of security about the comprehensiveness of the search because there is a considerable overlap between published literature resources like Medline and EMBASE. searching data resources diverse in their study coverage should be the aim of the review strategy |
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? | No |