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Table 5 Sequential testing of terms within two concept groups in the FDS

From: Integrated Care Search: development and validation of a PubMed search filter for retrieving the integrated care research evidence

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