Table 4 Freqency of databases searched and other search methods used to identify primary studies included in systematic reviews of pediatric complementary and alternative medicine
Databases Searched | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Medline (or Index Medicus) | 32 | 68.1% |
Cochrane Library | 17 | 36.2% |
Embase (or Excerpta Medica) | 13 | 27.7% |
PsycLit (or Psych. Abstracts) | 13 | 27.7% |
CINAHL | 10 | 21.3% |
Dissertation Abstracts | 7 | 14.9% |
Biosis (or Biological Abstracts) | 6 | 12.8% |
Science Citation Index (ISI) | 5 | 10.6% |
Current Contents | 3 | 6.4% |
Pysclnfo | 3 | 6.4% |
HealthStar | 2 | 4.3% |
SocioFile or Sociological Abstracts | 2 | 4.3% |
Other Bibliographic Databases1 | 12 | 25.5% |
Other Trials Registries2 | 2 | 4.3% |
Other search methods | Â | Â |
Reference Lists Reviewed | 34 | 72.3% |
Experts / Corresponding Authors | 16 | 34.0% |
Hand Searching | 11 | 23.4% |
Conference Proceedings / Abstracts | 8 | 17.0% |
Pharmaceutical Companies / Manufacturers | 6 | 12.8% |
No search reported | 4 | 8.5% |
Personal Files | 3 | 6.4% |
Search mentioned but details not reported | 3 | 6.4% |
Subject Bibliography | 1 | 2.1% |