Journal article
Capture-mark-recapture to estimate the number of missed articles for systematic reviews in surgery
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Systematic reviews are an important knowledge synthesis tool, but with new literature available each day, reviewers must balance identifying all relevant literature against timely synthesis.
METHODS: This study tested capture-mark-recapture (CMR), an ecology-based technique, to estimate the total number of articles in the literature identified in a systematic review of adult trauma care quality indicators.
Authors
Stelfox HT; Foster G; Niven D; Kirkpatrick AW; Goldsmith CH
Journal
The American Journal of Surgery, Vol. 206, No. 3, pp. 439–440
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
9 2013
DOI
10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.11.017
ISSN
0002-9610