This session covers techniques and tools to test and refine literature database searches for systematic reviews:
- Use of known and eligible publications to test for recall
- Sampling
intermediate records for “illogically irrelevant” and “want to screen” results
- How to interpret and apply the PRESS checklist (1)
1) Table 1 in: McGowan J, et al. PRESS Peer Review of Electronic Search Strategies: 2015 Guideline Statement. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2016 Jul;75:40–6.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2016.01.021Presentation slides are available for download from the Attachments tab.