[posted as supplied by authors]
E-Table 1. PubMed translation of Ovid search strategies to retrieve systematic reviews from MEDLINE*
Ovid strategy |
PubMed strategy |
Most sensitive strategy | |
search:.tw. OR meta-analysis.mp,pt. OR review.pt. OR di.xs. OR associated.tw. |
search*[Title/Abstract] OR meta analysis[Publication Type] OR meta-analysis[Title/Abstract] OR meta analysis[MeSH Terms] OR review[Publication Type] OR diagnosis[MeSH Subheading] OR associated[Title/Abstract] |
Balanced strategy, sensitivity > specificity | |
Meta-analysis.mp,pt. OR review.pt. OR search:.tw. |
Meta-analysis[Publication Type] OR meta-analysis[Title/Abstract] OR meta-analysis[MeSH Terms] OR review[Publication Type] OR search*[Title/Abstract] |
Balanced strategy, specificity > sensitivity | |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews.jn. OR search.tw. OR meta-analysis.pt. OR MEDLINE.tw. OR systematic review.tw. |
Cochrane Database Syst Rev [TA] OR search[Title/Abstract] OR meta-analysis[Publication Type] OR MEDLINE[Title/Abstract] OR (systematic[Title/Abstract] AND review[Title/Abstract]) |
Most specific strategy | |
MEDLINE.tw. OR systematic review.tw. OR meta-analysis.pt. |
MEDLINE[Title/Abstract] OR (systematic[Title/Abstract] AND review[Title/Abstract]) OR meta-analysis[Publication Type] |
* Verified to be accurate translations as of September 21, 2004