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INFORMATION SOURCES AND METHODS
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Database name
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Name each individual database searched, stating the platform for each.
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Multi-database searching
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2
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If databases were searched simultaneously on a single platform, state the name of the platform, listing all of the databases searched.
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Study registries
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3
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List any study registries searched.
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Online resources and browsing
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4
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Describe any online or print source purposefully searched or browsed (e.g., tables of contents, print conference proceedings, web sites), and how this was done.
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Citation searching
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5
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Indicate whether cited references or citing references were examined, and describe any methods used for locating cited/citing references (e.g., browsing reference lists, using a citation index, setting up email alerts for references citing included studies).
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Contacts
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6
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Indicate whether additional studies or data were sought by contacting authors, experts, manufacturers, or others.
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Other methods
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7
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Describe any additional information sources or search methods used.
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SEARCH STRATEGIES
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Full search strategies
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8
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Include the search strategies for each database and information source, copied and pasted exactly as run.
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Limits and restrictions
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9
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Specify that no limits were used, or describe any limits or restrictions applied to a search (e.g., date or time period, language, study design) and provide justification for their use.
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Search filters
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10
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Indicate whether published search filters were used (as originally designed or modified), and if so, cite the filter(s) used.
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Prior work
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11
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Indicate when search strategies from other literature reviews were adapted or reused for a substantive part or all of the search, citing the previous review(s).
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Updates
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12
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Report the methods used to update the search(es) (e.g., rerunning searches, email alerts).
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Dates of searches
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13
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For each search strategy, provide the date when the last search occurred.
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PEER REVIEW
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Peer review
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14
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Describe any search peer review process.
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MANAGING RECORDS
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Total records
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15
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Document the total number of records identified from each database and other information sources.
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Deduplication
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16
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Describe the processes and any software used to deduplicate records from multiple database searches and other information sources.
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