Increasing the efficiency of study selection for systematic reviews using prioritization tools and a single-screening approach

Table 5 Incorrect exclusion of publications and studies according to screener experience

Experience of the 33 screeners	Number of publications not identified	Number of studies not identified
Little (< 3 previous screenings): n = 3	4	1
Average (3–10 previous screenings): n = 14	20^a	8^a
Great (> 10 previous screenings): n = 16	39^a	20^a
Total	63	29

^aTwo publications/studies were only formally included and not evaluated and are therefore not counted here

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