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Table 2 Overall citation set size

From: Evaluating the relationship between citation set size, team size and screening methods used in systematic reviews: a cross-sectional study

Overall (n = 259)

Initial citation set size category

n (%)

Median (IQR) citation set size

 < 1000

50 (19.3)

284 (166, 572)

1000–2500

50 (19.3)

1663 (1318, 2007)

2500–5000

58 (22.4)

3574 (3094, 3999)

5000–10,000

50 (19.3)

5832 (5543, 6731)

 > 10,000

51 (19.7)

15,152 (12,247, 23,192)