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Search strategies to identify observational studies in MEDLINE and EMBASE

José S Marcano Belisario, Lorainne Tudor Car, Tim Reeves, Laura H. Gunn, Josip Car

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2013 · 12 citations · 11 references

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Abstract

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Methodology). The objectives are as follows: To assess the sensitivity and precision of methodological search filters for the detection of observational studies in MEDLINE and EMBASE.

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