Alison
When I am doing training sessions on the searching aspects of conducting
systematic reviews, I use the following references, among others, to
show how searching beyond mainstream bib databases may be fruitful
(especially given high rates of non-publication):
TI:Does the inclusion of grey literature influence estimates of
intervention effectiveness reported in meta-analyses?
AU:McAuley L, Pham B, Tugwell P, Moher D.
SO:Lancet
YR:2000
VL:356
PG:1228-1231
TI:Modelling publication bias in meta-analysis: a review
AU:Sutton AJ, Song F, Gilbody SM, Abrams KR.
SO:Statistical Methods in Medical Research
YR:2000 Oct
VL:9
PG:421-445
TI:Publication and related biases
AU:Song F, Eastwood AJ, Gilbody S, Duley L, Sutton AJ.
SO:Health Technology Assessment
YR:2000
VL:4
PG:1-115
TI:Evaluation of the impact of grey literature on meta-analysis
AU:McAuley L, Moher D, Pharm B, Tugwell P.
SO:7th Annual Cochrane Colloquium Abstracts, October 1999 in Rome
YR:1999
TI:Methods for minimising publication bias: review of methodological
studies and published systematic reviews
AU:Song F, Eastwood A, Gilbody S, Duley L, Sutton A.
SO:2nd Symposium on Systematic Reviews: Beyond the Basics, January 1999
in Oxford.
YR:1999
TI:Literature searching for health promotion systematic reviews
AU:Mather L, Sharp DL.
SO:First Symposium on Systematic Reviews: Beyond the Basics, January
1998 in Oxford.
YR:1998
TI:Time to publication as full reports of abstracts of randomized
controlled trials in cystic fibrosis
AU:Cheng K, Preston C, Ashby D, O'Hea U, Smyth RL.
SO:Pediatric Pulmonology
YR:1998
VL:26
PG:101-105
TI:After MEDLINE? Dividend from other potential sources of randomised
controlled trials
AU:Wallace S, Daly C, Campbell M, Cody J, Grant A, Vale L, Donaldson C,
Khan I, Lawrence P, MacLeod A.
SO:2nd International Conference.Scientific Basis of Health Services &
5th Annual Cochrane Colloquium, October 1997 in Amsterdam.
YR:1997
TI:Survival analysis used to estimate time to publication of reports of
randomised controlled trials
AU:Cheng K, Preston C, O'Hea UM, Ashby D, Smyth RL.
SO:2nd International Conference.Scientific Basis of Health Services &
5th Annual Cochrane Colloquium, October 1997 in Amsterdam.
YR:1997
Diane Helmer at BCOHTA has also written extensively on searching for
grey lterature - you'll find various of her presentations and
publications on the BCOHTA web site.
http://www.chspr.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/pub?program=BCOHTA
Hope this is helpful
Julie Glanville
Associate Director, NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
Information Service Manager, NHS CRD/Centre for Health Economics
NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
University of York
York
YO10 5DD
United Kingdom
Tel: 01904-433496
Fax: 01904-433661
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http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd
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