Research

Peer review of electronic search strategies for health technology assessment reports
This report, published by the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, looks at the retrieval process of the evidence base which supports the publication of health technology assessment (HTA) reports. The search strategies for electronic databases are reviewed and suggestions are made to improve the quality of HTA reports. Click here to read more.

Methods and processes of the CONSORT Group: example of an extension for trials assessing nonpharmacologic treatments
I Boutron, D Moher, DG Altman, KF Schulz, P Ravaud
Annals of Internal Medicine, 2008, 148(4), ppW-60-W-66
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Extending the CONSORT Statement to randomized trials of nonpharmacologic treatment: explanation of elaboration
I Boutron, D Moher, DG Altman, KF Schulz, P Ravaud
Annals of Internal Medicine, 2008, 148(4), pp295-309
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Developing search strategies for clinical practice guidelines in SUMSearch and Google Scholar and assessing their retrieval performance
A Haase, M Follmann, G Skipka, H Kirchner
BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2007, 7(28)
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Searching for evidence in pediatric occupational therapy using free versus subscription databases: a comparison of outcomes
M Lovarini, M Wallen, C Imms
Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2006, 26(3), pp19-38
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Effectiveness and efficiency of a literature search strategy to answer questions on the etiology of occupational diseases: a controlled trial
F Schaafsma, C Hulshof, A de Boer, F van Dijk
International Archives of Occupational and Environment Health, 2007, 80(3), pp239-247
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Evidence-based databases versus primary medical literature: an in-house investigation on their optimal use
TY Koonce, NB Giuse, P Todd
Journal of the Medical Library Association, 2004, 92(4), pp407-411
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Randomized trial for answers to clinical questions: evaluating a pre-appraised versus a MEDLINE search protocol
MR Patel, CM Schardt, LL Sanders, SA Keitz
Journal of the Medical Library Association, 2006, 94(4), pp382-387

Freedom and need: the evolution of public strategy for biomedical and health research in England
M Shergold, J Grant
Health Research Policy and Systems, 2008, 6(2)
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Protocol for economic evaluation alongside the IMPLEMENT cluster randomised controlled trial
D Mortimer, SD French, JE McKenzie, DA O’Connor, SE Green
Implementation Science, 2008, 3:12
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