Scientific Literature Database Coverage of Randomized Clinical Trials for Central Serous Chorioretinopathy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Systematic literature searches are the cornerstone of systematic reviews. In this study, we evaluated database coverage of randomized clinical trials for central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC).

Methods

We searched 12 databases (BIOSIS Previews, CINAHL, the Cochrane Central, Current Contents Connect, Data Citation Index, Derwent Innovations Index, EMBASE, KCI-Korean Journal Database, MEDLINE, PubMed, SciELO Citation Index, and Web of Science Core Collection) on 10 April 2023 for randomized clinical trials for CSC. After identifying all eligible studies across all databases, we investigated the coverage of these studies within each database, including the coverage of any combination of two databases.

Results

The 12 databases yielded 848 records for screening,

SUBMITTER: Boberg-Ans LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10305376 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature