Sensitivity and Predictive Value of 15 PubMed Search Strategies to Answer Clinical Questions Rated Against Full Systematic Reviews

BackgroundClinicians perform searches in PubMed daily, but retrieving relevant studies is challenging due to the rapid expansion of medical knowledge. Little is known about the performance of search strategies when they are applied to answer specific clinical questions....

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Main Authors: Agoritsas, Thomas, Merglen, Arnaud, Courvoisier, Delphine S, Combescure, Christophe, Garin, Nicolas, Perrier, Arnaud, Perneger, Thomas V
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2012-06-01
Series:Journal of Medical Internet Research
Online Access:http://www.jmir.org/2012/3/e85/