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Table 1 Estimation of number of search results of a focused search for a systematic review

From: Searching Embase and MEDLINE by using only major descriptors or title and abstract fields: a prospective exploratory study

 

Before deduplication

After deduplication

Embase.com

Eb

Ea

Medline Ovid

Mb

Ma

Web of Science

Wb

Wa

Other databases

Ob

Oa

Total

Tb

Ta