Table 1.
Examples of TS filters and the number of citations retrieved based on searches of PubMed on August 5, 2009 and earlier. Most efficient (highest yield) are listed in the left two columns, least efficient (lowest yield), excluding the filters retrieving no citations, in the right two columns.
| Most efficient (highest yield) | Least efficient (lowest yield) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| TS filter terms | Number of citations | TS filter terms | Number of citations |
| Effective treatment | 27,414 | Eventual therapeutic outcome | 2 |
| Beneficial effect | 20,791 | Ultimate therapeutic target | 2 |
| Potential use | 10,849 | Ultimate remedy | 2 |
| Effective therapy | 7,933 | Vital therapeutic target | 2 |
| Potential target | 5,110 | Beneficial basis | 2 |
| Potential application | 4,732 | Potential clinical | 1 |
| Possible use | 4,179 | Potential candidate treatment | 1 |