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. 2020 Jan 21;20:12. doi: 10.1186/s12874-020-0901-y

Table 5.

Sequential testing of terms within two concept groups in the FDS

Searches Recall in FDS (n = 213) Proxy precision in Medline
(Total n = 100)
n % %
OR’d combinations (within concept group)
 Health.mp. OR healthcare.mp. 199 93.4 0
 Care.mp. OR health.mp. 211 99.1 0
 Care.mp. OR health*.mp 211 99.1 0
#(Care.mp. OR health OR healthcare).mp. 211 99.1 0
 Care.tw. OR health.tw. 194 91.1 0
 Integrat*.mp OR coordinat*.mp. 166 77.9 3
AND’d combinations (within concept group)
 Health.mp AND healthcare.mp 43 20.2 0
 Care.mp. AND health.mp. 195 91.6 0
 Care.mp. AND health*.mp 197 92.5 0
#Care.mp. AND (health.mp. OR healthcare.mp) 197 92.5 0
 Integrat*.mp AND coordinat*.mp. 39 18.3 0