Search Strategies for CINAHL in Ovid Syntax
CINAHL strategies were derived using a 75-journal subset. Below are the relevant article categories.
Jump to: Therapy, Prognosis, Review, Qualitative, Causation (Etiology)
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Strategy type
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Ovid Strategy
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Sens / spec / prec / acc (%)
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| 1 term high sensitivity |
exp study design |
94 / 63 / 14 / 65
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| 1 term high specificity |
clinical trial.pt. |
83 / 98 / 67 / 97
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| 1 term min difference |
exp diagnosis |
66 / 66 / 11 / 66
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| 2 or more terms high sensitivity |
exp prognosis OR exp study design OR random:.mp. |
99 / 58 / 3 / 61
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| 2 or more terms high specificity |
double-lined studies.sh. OR random: assignment.mp. |
52 / 99 / 69 / 96
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| 2 or more terms min difference |
randomized.tw. OR treatment outcomes.sh. OR clinical trial.pt. |
92 / 92 / 41 / 92
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Strategy type
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Ovid Strategy
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Sens / spec / prec / acc (%)
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| 1 term high sensitivity |
exp study design |
78 / 60 / 1 / 60
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| 1 term high specificity |
prospective stud:.mp. |
51 / 85 / 2 / 85
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| 1 term min difference |
exp economics |
51 / 60 / 1 / 60
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| 2 or more terms high sensitivity |
exp study design OR diagnosis:.mp. OR outcome.mp. |
92 / 50 / 1 / 50
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| 2 or more terms high specificity |
prognos:.tw. OR prospective studies.sh. |
57 / 86 / 2 / 86
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| 2 or more terms min difference |
diagnosis:.tw. OR exp outcomes (health care) OR prospective studie.sh. |
73 / 73 / 2 / 72
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Strategy type
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Ovid Strategy
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Sens / spec / prec / acc (%)
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| 1 term high sensitivity |
meta analy:.mp. |
47 / 100 / 62 / 99
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| 1 term high specificity |
meta analysis.sh. |
43 / 100 / 63 / 99
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| 1 term min difference |
exp economics |
40 / 60 / 2 / 60
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| 2 or more terms high sensitivity |
meta analy:.mp. OR review.pt. OR systematic review.pt. |
91 / 95 / 23 / 95
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| 2 or more terms high specificity |
meta analys:.tw. OR systematic review.tw. |
55 / 100 / 66 / 99
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| 2 or more terms min difference |
confidence intervals.sh. OR dt.fs OR review.pt. |
76 / 77 / 5 / 77
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Strategy type
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Ovid Strategy
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Sens / spec / prec / acc (%)
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| 1 term high sensitivity |
exp interviews |
85 / 93 / 28 / 92
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| 1 term high specificity |
audiorecording.sh. |
55 / 99 / 71 / 98
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| 1 term min difference |
exp study design. |
68 / 61 / 6 / 61
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| 2 or more terms high sensitivity |
exp study design OR exp attitude OR exp interviews |
99 / 54 / 7 / 56
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| 2 or more terms high specificity |
grounded theory.sh. OR thematic analysis.mp. |
99 / 54 / 7 / 56
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| 2 or more terms min difference |
interview.tw. OR audiorecording.sh. OR qualitative stud:.mp. |
94 / 94 / 36 / 94
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Strategy type
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Ovid Strategy
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Sens / spec / prec / acc (%)
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| 1 term high sensitivity |
exp study design |
82 / 60 / 2 / 61
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| 1 term high specificity |
confidence intervals.sh. |
58 / 87 / 5 / 87
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| 1 term min difference |
funding source.sh. |
74 / 64 / 2 / 64
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| 2 or more terms high sensitivity |
exp nonexperimental studies OR confidence intervals.sh. OR funding source.sh. |
97 / 52 / 2 / 53
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| 2 or more terms high specificity |
exp survival analysis OR relative risk.mp. |
53 / 95 / 11 / 95
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| 2 or more terms min difference |
confidence interval:.mp. OR mortalit:.mp. OR risk factor:.mp. |
80 / 80 / 5 / 80
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