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. 2024 Sep 10;20(3):e1433.
doi: 10.1002/cl2.1433. eCollection 2024 Sep.

Searching for studies: A guide to information retrieval for Campbell systematic reviews

Heather MacDonald  1 , Cozette Comer  2 , Margaret Foster  3 , Patrick R Labelle  4 , Scott Marsalis  5 , Kate Nyhan  6 , Zahra Premji  7 , Morwenna Rogers  8 , Ryan Splenda  9 , Claire Stansfield  10 , Sarah Young  9
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Searching for studies: A guide to information retrieval for Campbell systematic reviews

Heather MacDonald et al. Campbell Syst Rev. .

Abstract

This guide outlines general issues in searching for studies; describes the main sources of potential studies; and discusses how to plan the search process, design, and carry out search strategies, manage references found during the search process and document and report the search process.

Keywords: search; systematic reviews.

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