Journal article
Should meta-analysts search Embase in addition to Medline?
Abstract
It is widely accepted that meta-analysts should search multiple databases. The selection of databases is ideally based on the potential contribution of each database to the project or on the potential for bias if a database is excluded, as supported by research evidence. We explore whether searching Embase yields additional trials that influence a meta-analysis. We identified meta-analyses that searched Medline and Embase. A random-effects …
Authors
Sampson M; Barrowman NJ; Moher D; Klassen TP; Pham B; Platt R; St. John PD; Viola R; Raina P
Journal
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, Vol. 56, No. 10, pp. 943–955
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
10 2003
DOI
10.1016/s0895-4356(03)00110-0
ISSN
0895-4356