Table 1.
Databases, search hits, and articles shortlisted
Database | Search hits/results | Articles shortlisted |
---|---|---|
Medline | 7,502 | 12 |
Applied social science | 150 | 4 |
Index and abstracts | ||
Blackwell synergy | 87 | 3 |
Cambridge journals | 76 | 3 |
Ebscohost | 105 | 2 |
Ingenta | 116 | 1 |
International bibliography of the social sciences | 108 | 3 |
PsycINFO | 18,325 | 18 |
SAGE | 207 | 6 |
ScienceDirect | 333 | 5 |
SpringerLink | 345 | 3 |
ISI web of knowledge | 8,890 | 3 |
Total | 36,244 | 63 |