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Sutton, Anthea; Campbell, Fiona – Research Synthesis Methods, 2022
Search filters are used to find evidence on specific subjects. Performance of filters can be varied and may need adapting to meet the needs of research topics. There are limited geographic search filters available, and only one pertaining to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). When searching for literature on preterm birth prevention and…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Geographic Location, Search Strategies
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Alexander Pachanov; Catharina Münte; Julian Hirt; Dawid Pieper – Research Synthesis Methods, 2024
While geographic search filters exist, few of them are validated and there are currently none that focus on Germany. We aimed to develop and validate a highly sensitive geographic search filter for MEDLINE (PubMed) that identifies studies about Germany. First, using the relative recall method, we created a gold standard set of studies about…
Descriptors: Search Strategies, Information Retrieval, Online Searching, Web Sites