Harvard search filters for systematic reviews. University of Alberta Subject Filters created a number of subject filters such as pediatrics , geriatrics , cancer , religion , end-of-life , social media , telehealth etc Topic search filters: a systematic scoping review. Raechel A. If retrieved results are unmanageable and you need a methodology filter, use validated filters that have been tested against gold-standard sets. Or standards or guideline or guidelines. Or care adj2 standard or path or paths or pathway or pathways or map or maps or plan or plans.
For more info read An optimal search filter for retrieving systematic reviews and meta-analyses. To exclude animal studies while doing a systematic review, different databases require different search strategies.
The below show these strategies according to the database used:. Medline - OVID : the below two lines work well to exclude animal studies in Medline, use either one:. PubMed: below search strategy in PubMed will exclude animal studies from the final result:.
Note : since there can be a slight time lag in getting from PubMed to Medline, it may also be worth searching PubMed for anything added in the past two or three days. Limit to Humans To exclude animal studies while doing a systematic review, different databases require different search strategies.
Subjects: Health Sciences , Medicine , Nursing. Tags: grey literature , systematic reviews.
