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Table 3 Comparison of first and second ranking attempt

From: Can electronic search engines optimize screening of search results in systematic reviews: an empirical study

Review

Attempt

Terms

Included in Top 500

Recall

Gibbs [11]

1

non-genital "human papilloma virus" hpv viral topical local cyrotherapy random*

11/27

0.41

 

2

topical placebo* viral follow-up treatment* verru* wart* random*

18/27

0.67

Yeung [12]

1

run* distance prevent* reduc* footwear brace orthos* orthotic* random*

6/11

0.55

 

2

prevent* tendon* knee ankle foot* hip injur* random*

6/11

0.55

Towheed [18]

1

osteoarthritis "global assessment" "range of motion" function* adverse toxicity hip random*

6/17

0.35

 

2

placebo pain analgesic anti-inflammatory nsaid* hip osteoarthrit* random*

8/17

0.47