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Identifying Systematic Reviews in MEDLINE: Developing an Objective Approach to Search Strategy Design.
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Boynton, Janette; Glanville, Julie; McDaid, David; Lefebvre, Carol – Journal of Information Science, 1998
This study of an online search strategy based on word frequency found that it provided 98% sensitivity in retrieving systematic reviews of health-care interventions in MEDLINE, while retaining a low (20%) but acceptable precision. Presents other strategies with other levels of sensitivity and precision and discusses factors that may affect the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software Development, Health, Indexing