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. 2003 Oct 4;327(7418):789. doi: 10.1136/bmj.327.7418.789

Table 1.

Results of systematic search

Stage Action Reviewer No of citations selected
1
Search*
RR
6827
2
Duplicates and other topics removed
RR
2903
3
Exclusion against criteria (see text)
RR and HW
77
4 Exclusion on basis of full text RR and HW 1
*

Searches according to strategies devised for studies on diagnostic accuracy by Bachmann et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2002;9: 653-412386115 and J Med Libr Assoc 2003;91: 63-8.