Letter in response to: Cooper et  al. Established search filters may miss studies when identifying randomized controlled trials [J Clin Epidemiol. 2019 Apr 13;112:12-19. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2019.04.002]

We read “Established search filters may miss studies when identifying randomized controlled trials” [1] with interest. The authors highlight an important shortcoming in the two search filters used in their case study; however, we question whether the study would have benefited from considering additiona l search filters which are more frequently utilized in systematic reviews.

Source: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology - October 8, 2019 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Juliette C. Thompson, David A. Scott Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research