"Brimful of STARLITE": toward standards for reporting literature searches.

Abstract

Considerable variation exists in search methods for qualitative systematic reviews. While diversity in methods is appropriate during the development of review methodology, major concerns remain about the absence of an accepted standard and the consequent poor quality of reporting.

Keywords

CINAHLSystematic reviewMEDLINEQualitative researchSocial Sciences Citation IndexInclusion (mineral)Citation indexComputer scienceInformation retrievalCitationData sciencePsychologyScience Citation IndexWorld Wide WebSocial scienceSociology

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University of Sheffield GB

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Year: 2006
Type: article
Volume: 94
Issue: 4
Pages: 421-9, e205
Citations: 269
Access: Closed

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                                    Andrew Booth
                                
                            (2006). 
                            "Brimful of STARLITE": toward standards for reporting literature searches.. 
                            PubMed
                            , 94
                            (4)
                            , 421-9, e205.