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- | ====== Conducting a Search | + | ===== Selecting Databases for Your Search ===== |
- | //“A comprehensive | + | Selecting several databases ensures that your search |
- | ===== Selecting Databases ===== | + | * [[https:// |
- | Selecting several databases ensures that your search is comprehensive. A well-cited guide on how to conduct a systematic review in medical research suggests, at a minimum, a combination of Embase, MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. Cochrane and Scopus are also common databases for biomedical systematic reviews. | + | * [[https:// |
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* Consider consulting with a librarian for further help with your search. | * Consider consulting with a librarian for further help with your search. | ||
- | ===== Creating Search Terms ===== | + | ---- |
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- | Tips for building effective search terms can be found [[: | + | |
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- | ^PICO Element^Search Term Examples| | + | |
- | |Population|Disease, | + | |
- | |Intervention|Device class or name, drug class or name, surgical or medical| | + | |
- | |Control|Comparator interventions, | + | |
- | |Outcome< | + | |
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- | Other search terms to consider include restrictions on publication date and language. | + | |
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- | __**Boolean operators**__ | + | |
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- | * **__AND__** | + | |
- | * **__OR__** | + | |
- | * **__NOT__** | + | |
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- | As you review your search results, take note of additional terminology and abbreviations used in these studies that could be included in the search terms to ensure relevant studies aren’t missed. | + | |
==== Searching Grey Literature ==== | ==== Searching Grey Literature ==== | ||
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===== Collecting Metadata ===== | ===== Collecting Metadata ===== | ||
- | Metadata collected should include identifying information, | + | To prepare |
+ | Collected metadata may include identifying information (such as DOI or PubMed ID, URL, author, and year) as well as information necessary for screening, such as title and abstract. If you are not using AutoLit in Nested Knowledge, a system should be implemented for removing duplicates, indicating screening status (i.e., included, excluded, or unscreened), | ||
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===== References ===== | ===== References ===== | ||
- Muka T, Glisic M, Milic J, et al. A 24-step guide on how to design, conduct, and successfully publish a systematic review and meta-analysis in medical research. CKGE_TMP_i Eur J Epidemiol CKGE_TMP_i . 2020; | - Muka T, Glisic M, Milic J, et al. A 24-step guide on how to design, conduct, and successfully publish a systematic review and meta-analysis in medical research. CKGE_TMP_i Eur J Epidemiol CKGE_TMP_i . 2020; | ||
- | - APA PsycNet Overview. American Psychological Association. Accessed October 26, 2021. [[https:// | ||
- | - PubMed Overview. National Library of Medicine. Accessed October 26, 2021. [[https:// | ||
- | - Scopus: Access and use Support Center. Scopus. Updated July 29, 2021. Accessed October 26, 2021. [[https:// | ||
- | - Database Search Tips: Boolean operators. MIT Libraries. Accessed October 28, 2021.[[https:// | ||
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