Filtering failure: the impact of automated indexing in Medline on retrieval of human studies for knowledge synthesis
Objective: Use of the search filter ‘exp animals/ not humans.sh’ is a well-established method in evidence synthesis to exclude non-human studies. However, the shift to automated indexing of Medline records has raised concerns about the use of subject-heading-based search techniques. We sought to de...
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Main Authors: | Nicole Askin, Tyler Ostapyk, Carla Epp |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
2025-01-01
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Series: | Journal of the Medical Library Association |
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Online Access: | http://jmla.pitt.edu/ojs/jmla/article/view/1972 |
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