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J Gen Intern Med. 2012 Jun;27 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S28-32. doi: 10.1007/s11606-011-1873-8.
This article discusses techniques that are appropriate when developing search strategies for systematic reviews of medical tests. This includes general advice for searching for systematic reviews and issues specific to systematic reviews of medical tests. Diagnostic search filters are currently not sufficiently developed for use when searching for systematic reviews. Instead, authors should construct a highly sensitive search strategy that uses both controlled vocabulary and text words. A comprehensive search should include multiple databases and sources of grey literature. A list of subject-specific databases is included in this article.
本文讨论了在为医学测试的系统评价开发检索策略时适用的技术。这包括用于搜索系统评价的一般建议以及专门针对医学测试的系统评价的问题。目前,诊断搜索过滤器还不够完善,无法在搜索系统评价时使用。相反,作者应该构建一个使用受控词汇和文本词的高度敏感的搜索策略。全面的搜索应包括多个数据库和灰色文献来源。本文包括一份主题特定数据库的列表。