Table 5.
Decisions or processes related to “Other methods to identify relevant studies”
| 4: Other ways to identify studies | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4.1: Using databases similarity feature | 4.2: Contacting people | 4.3: Citation analysis |
| 4.1.1: Using a related articles feature | 4.2.1: Contacting experts | 4.3.1: Selecting a citation database |
| 4.2.2: Contacting funders | 4.3.2: Conducting a forward citation analysis | |
| 4.2.3: Contacting authors of included studies | 4.3.3: Conducting a backward citation analysis | |
| 4.2.4: Contacting manufacturers | 4.3.4: Conducting a co-citing articles analysis | |
| 4.2.5: Contacting regulatory agencies | 4.3.5: Conducting a co-cited articles analysis | |
| 4.2.6: Contacting specialist organisations | 4.3.6: Manually checking reference lists | |
| 4.2.7: Soliciting eligible studies | 4.3.7: Checking other systematic reviews | |
| 4.3.8: Iterative citation analysis | ||
| 4.4: Hand searching | 4.5: Non-systematic study identification | |
| 4.4.1: Hand searching journals | 4.5.1: Browsing the literature | |
| 4.4.2: Hand searching websites | ||
| 4.4.3: Hand searching conference proceedings | ||
| 4.4.4: Hand searching bookshelves and filing cabinets | ||
| 4.4.5: Hand searching personal collections | ||