Optimizing the literature search: coverage of included references in systematic reviews in Medline and Embase.

Marita Heintz G S H Straumann Ragnhild Agathe Tornes Nataliya Byelyey Elisabet Hafstad Gunn Eva Næss Miriam Bakkeli

Published in: Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA (2023)

Our data reveals that 9.8% of the references are not indexed in either database. Furthermore, in 5% of the reviews, the indexing rate was 50% or lower.

Keyphrases

systematic review
meta analyses
electronic health record
adverse drug
big data
affordable care act
emergency department
randomized controlled trial
data analysis
healthcare