Abbreviated and comprehensive literature searches led to identical or very similar effect estimates: meta-epidemiological study Ewald H et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology Conclusion: Abbreviated literature searches often led to identical or very similar effect estimates as comprehensive searches with slightly increased confidence intervals. Relevant deviations may occur. Apart from the conclusion, some key observations: “Searching multiple data sources may increase the number of studies, … Continue reading New article: Abbreviated and comprehensive literature searches led to identical or very similar effect estimates: meta-epidemiological study