Journal article
An overview of the design and methods for retrieving high-quality studies for clinical care
Abstract
BackgroundWith the information explosion, the retrieval of the best clinical evidence from large, general purpose, bibliographic databases such as MEDLINE can be difficult. Both researchers conducting systematic reviews and clinicians faced with a patient care question are confronted with the daunting task of searching for the best medical literature in electronic databases. Many have advocated the use of search filters or "hedges" to assist …
Authors
Wilczynski NL; Morgan D; Haynes RB; the Hedges Team
Journal
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, Vol. 5, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
DOI
10.1186/1472-6947-5-20
ISSN
1472-6947