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Methodology Protocol

Checking reference lists to find additional studies for systematic reviews

  1. Tanya Horsley1,*,
  2. Orvie Dingwall2,
  3. Jennifer M Tetzlaff3,
  4. Margaret Sampson4

Editorial Group: Cochrane Methodology Review Group

Published Online: 21 JAN 2009

Assessed as up-to-date: 14 OCT 2008

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.MR000026

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Horsley T, Dingwall O, Tetzlaff JM, Sampson M. Checking reference lists to find additional studies for systematic reviews (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009, Issue 1. Art. No.: MR000026. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.MR000026.

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  1. 1

    The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Centre for Learning in Practice, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

  2. 2

    Canadian Patient Safety Institute, Edmonton, Canada

  3. 3

    Chalmers Research Group, CHEO Research Institute, Cochrane Bias Methods Group, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

  4. 4

    Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Library Services, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

*Tanya Horsley, Centre for Learning in Practice, The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 774 Echo Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S5N8, Canada. thorsley@rcpsc.edu.

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  1. Publication Status: New
  2. Published Online: 21 JAN 2009

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This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows:

To systematically review evidence examining the methodology of checking reference lists to identify potentially relevant resources for inclusion in systematic reviews. The following questions will be addressed:

1. What is the additional yield of unique relevant material identified through checking reference lists?

2. Is there evidence that the additional unique yield from checking reference lists is greater for particular publication types or study designs?

3. What is the evidence regarding marginal cost, cost-effectiveness, and/or cost-efficiency associated with the methodology of checking reference lists?

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