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. 2017 Oct 24;7(10):e018426. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018426

Table 1.

A structured search of key electronic bibliographic databases

Search type Database Database history Filters applied
Systematic review of the literature MEDLINE (via OVID 1946 to May 2017) Biomedical database produced by the National Library of Medicine, with over 3000 journals Limited to systematic reviews, narrative reviews, bibliometric reviews and meta-analysis
EMBASE (1974 to May 2017) Biomedical and pharmacological database, with a more European focus Limited to systematic reviews, narrative reviews, bibliometric reviews and meta-analysis
PsycINFO (1967 to May 2017) Produced by the American Psychological Association covering over 1300 journals from Psychology and related disciplines Limited to systematic reviews, narrative reviews, bibliometric reviews and meta-analysis