Retrieving randomized controlled trials from medline: a comparison of 38 published search filters

Background: People search medline for trials of healthcare interventions for clinical decisions, or to produce systematic reviews, practice guidelines, or technology assessments. Finding all relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with little extraneous material is challenging. Objective: To...

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Published in:	Health information and libraries journal Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 187 - 202
Main Authors:	McKibbon, Kathleen Ann, Wilczynski, Nancy Lou, Haynes, Robert Brian
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2009
Subjects:	Abstracting and Indexing as Topic - methods Bibliometrics Clinical trials Filtering software Humans Information Storage and Retrieval - methods Medical Subject Headings MEDLINE Online information retrieval Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic - statistics & numerical data Reproducibility of Results Research Design Sensitivity and Specificity Subject Headings Terminology as Topic United States United States
ISSN:	1471-1834, 1471-1842
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