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1
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Searching electronic databases
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Searching bibliographic databases
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Searching online literature databases and catalogues
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Databases (development of search strategies, phase one)
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Bibliographic databases (1.search for primary literature. 2. search for SRs)
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Databases
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Bibliographic databases
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Bibliographic databases (1. subject databases. 2. general databases)
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No list of search methods but guidance distinguishes between database searching (first) and supplementary searching (second)
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2
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Scanning references lists of relevant studies
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Handsearching
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Searching websites of organisations and professional networks
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Database searching (phase two)
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Search in trial registries
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Grey literature
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Study registries
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Conference proceedings and meeting abstracts
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3
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Handsearching of key journals
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Conference abstracts or proceedings
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Searching the world-wide web
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Review reference lists
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Clinical practice guideline databases and providers
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identifying on-going research
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Searching for unpublished company documents
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Existing review and publication reference lists
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4
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Searching trials registers
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Other reviews
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Searching bibliographies of key articles/ reviews
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Handsearching
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Requests to manufacturers
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Theses
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Regulatory documents
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Web searching
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5
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Contacting experts and manufactures
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Web-searching
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Contacting key individuals who work in the area
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Other data sources
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Conference proceedings
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Queries to authors
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Unpublished studies
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6
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Searching relevant internet resources
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Unpublished and on-going studies (inc. author contact)
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Citation searches for key papers/ included papers
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Citation searching
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Further search techniques
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On-going studies
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7
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Citation searching
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Searching the web
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Institutional repositories
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8
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Using a project website to canvas for studies
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contact with experts
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handsearching
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Trials registers
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