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Enhancing access to reports of randomized trials published world-wide - the contribution of EMBASE records to the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) in The Cochrane Library.

Lefebvre C, Eisinga A, McDonald S, Paul N.

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Handsearching versus electronic searching to identify reports of randomized trials.

Hopewell S, Clarke M, Lefebvre C, Scherer R.

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The handsearching of 2 medical journals of Bahrain for reports of randomized controlled trials.

Al-Hajeri AA, Fedorowicz Z, Amin FA, Eisinga A.

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Handsearching still a valuable element of the systematic review.

Richards D.

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The sensitivity and precision of search terms in Phases I, II and III of the Cochrane Highly Sensitive Search Strategy for identifying reports of randomized trials in medline in a specific area of health care--HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment interventions.

Eisinga A, Siegfried N, Clarke M.

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A simplified search strategy for identifying randomised controlled trials for systematic reviews of health care interventions: a comparison with more exhaustive strategies.

Royle P, Waugh N.

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A comparison of handsearching versus MEDLINE searching to identify reports of randomized controlled trials.

Hopewell S, Clarke M, Lusher A, Lefebvre C, Westby M.

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Electronic search strategies to identify reports of cluster randomized trials in MEDLINE: low precision will improve with adherence to reporting standards.

Taljaard M, McGowan J, Grimshaw JM, Brehaut JC, McRae A, Eccles MP, Donner A.

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How to identify randomized controlled trials in MEDLINE: ten years on.

Glanville JM, Lefebvre C, Miles JN, Camosso-Stefinovic J.

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How to perform a comprehensive search for FDG-PET literature.

Mijnhout GS, Hooft L, van Tulder MW, Devillé WL, Teule GJ, Hoekstra OS.

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Improving access to the international coverage of reports of controlled trials in electronic databases: a search of the Australasian Medical Index.

McDonald S.

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Development of a highly sensitive search strategy for the retrieval of reports of controlled trials using PubMed.

Robinson KA, Dickersin K.

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Can electronic search engines optimize screening of search results in systematic reviews: an empirical study.

Sampson M, Barrowman NJ, Moher D, Clifford TJ, Platt RW, Morrison A, Klassen TP, Zhang L.

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Indexing of randomised controlled trials of physiotherapy interventions: a comparison of AMED, CENTRAL, CINAHL, EMBASE, hooked on evidence, PEDro, PsycINFO and PubMed.

Moseley AM, Sherrington C, Elkins MR, Herbert RD, Maher CG.

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Literature searching for randomized controlled trials used in Cochrane reviews: rapid versus exhaustive searches.

Royle P, Milne R.

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The inclusion of reports of randomised trials published in languages other than English in systematic reviews.

Moher D, Pham B, Lawson ML, Klassen TP.

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The contribution of handsearching European general health care journals to the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register.

McDonald S, Lefebvre C, Antes G, Galandi D, Gøtzsche P, Hammarquist C, Haugh M, Jensen KL, Kleijnen J, Loep M, Pistotti V, Rüther A.

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Identifying relevant studies for systematic reviews.

Dickersin K, Scherer R, Lefebvre C.

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The Cochrane Library as a resource for evidence on out-of-hospital health care interventions.

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