Table 1.
Sources of citations
| Database searched | Database total | Percentage of database |
|---|---|---|
| EMBASE |
4,698 |
21.1% |
| MEDLINE |
4,464 |
20.0% |
| HealthSTAR |
3,544 |
15.9% |
| CINAHL |
1,674 |
7.5% |
| Web of Science |
1,533 |
6.9% |
| CCTR (Cochrane) |
1,337 |
6.0% |
| ERIC |
799 |
3.6% |
| Science Direct |
785 |
3.5% |
| Social Science |
785 |
3.5% |
| PsychInfo |
751 |
3.4% |
| Social Abs |
655 |
2.9% |
| Dissertation Abstracts |
614 |
2.8% |
| ASSIA |
368 |
1.7% |
| ABI/INFORM |
151 |
0.68% |
| Thesis Dissertations |
85 |
0.38% |
| Worldwide Political Abstracts |
44 |
0.20% |
|
Total from electronic databases |
22,287 |
100% |
| Other sources |
634 |
|
| Total from all sources | 22,921 |