Table 5.
Comparison of results achieved by literature and tables of contents searches
Journal | Empirical Articles (qualitative, non-qualitative, ratio) | |
---|---|---|
Literature search | Tables of contents search | |
General Medical | ||
CMAJ 2001 | 2 | 2 |
221 | 130 | |
0.90 | 1.54 | |
BMJ 2006 | 1 | 6 |
533 | 429 | |
0.19 | 1.41 | |
Health Services | ||
Medical Care 2001 | 3 | 3 |
126 | 124 | |
2.38 | 2.42 | |
Health Affairs 2006 | 4 | 6 |
216 | 215 | |
1.85 | 2.79 |