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Table 3 Included studies found by reported searches of MEDLINE and EMBASE (n/%)

From: Improving search efficiency for systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy: an exploratory study to assess the viability of limiting to MEDLINE, EMBASE and reference checking

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Included studies

Included studies identified in MEDLINE via search

Included studies identified in EMBASE via search

Total included studies retrieved by search across both MEDLINE and EMBASE

Total included studies indexed in MEDLINE and EMBASE but missed by the reported searches

Holmes (2014)

51

31 (61 %)

25 (49 %)

37/51 (73 %)

14/51

Ward (2013)

32

20 (63 %)

25 (78 %)

26/32 (81 %)

2/32

Simpson (2013)

44

43 (98 %)

24 (55 %)

43/44 (98 %)

1/44

Goodacre (2013)

40

27 (68 %)

27 (68 %)

34/40 (85 %)

6/40

Stevenson (2012)

17

11 (65 %)

11 (65 %)

12/17 (71 %)

1/17

Cooper (2011)

45

38 (84 %)

34 (76 %)

38/45 (84 %)

2/45

Sutcliffe (2009)

30

27 (90 %)

26 (87 %)

29/30 (97 %)

1/30

Pandor (2004)

15

9 (60 %)

4 (27 %)

9/15 (60 %)

4/15

Kaltenthaler (2004)

28

28 (100 %)

5 (18 %)

28/28 (100 %)

0/28

Total

302

234 (77 %)

181 (60 %)

256 (85 %)

31 (11 %)