Sensitivity and predictive value of 15 PubMed search strategies to answer clinical questions rated against full systematic reviews

Agoritsas, Thomas; Merglen, Arnaud; Courvoisier, Delphine; Combescure, Christophe; Garin, Nicolas; Perrier, Arnaud; Perneger, Thomas

doi:10.2196/jmir.2021

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Sensitivity and predictive value of 15 PubMed search strategies to answer clinical questions rated against full systematic reviews

ContributorsAgoritsas, Thomas

; Merglen, Arnaud; Courvoisier, Delphine

; Combescure, Christophe

; Garin, Nicolas; Perrier, Arnaud; Perneger, Thomas

Published inJMIR. Journal of medical internet research, vol. 14, no. 3, e85

Publication date2012

Abstract

Clinicians perform searches in PubMed daily, but retrieving relevant studies is challenging due to the rapid expansion of medical knowledge. Little is known about the performance of search strategies when they are applied to answer specific clinical questions.

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Information Storage and Retrieval
PubMed

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AGORITSAS, Thomas et al. Sensitivity and predictive value of 15 PubMed search strategies to answer clinical questions rated against full systematic reviews. In: JMIR. Journal of medical internet research, 2012, vol. 14, n° 3, p. e85. doi: 10.2196/jmir.2021

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PID : unige:31494
DOI : 10.2196/jmir.2021
PMID : 22693047

Additional URL for this publicationhttp://www.jmir.org/2012/3/e85/

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Sensitivity and predictive value of 15 PubMed search strategies to answer clinical questions rated against full systematic reviews

Clinicians perform searches in PubMed daily, but retrieving relevant studies is challenging due to the rapid expansion of medical knowledge. Little is known about the performance of search strategies when they are applied to answer specific clinical questions.

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