Research Guides: Systematic Reviews: Search Filters

Search Filters

The following sites include examples of pre-tested search filters:

Clinical Queries Table
From the National Center for Biotechnology Information
Cochrane Handbook - Chapter 6
(Search Filters 6.4.11) filter for identifying RCTs
Filters for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander health literature
from Lowitja Institute
Global Index Medicus
from the World Health Organization: provides access to regional medical indexes, such as LILACS, WPRO, and other regional medical indexes
HEDGES Project
From McMaster Universtiy, includes MEDLINE, EMBASE, and PsycINFO.
ISSG Search Filters Resource
Ovid Expert Filters
Ovid MEDLINE Expert Searches
Palliative Care PubMed Searches
from CareSearch
PubMed Search Strategies Blog
“This blog has been created to share PubMed search strategies. Search strategies posted here are not perfect. They are posted in the hope that others will benefit from the work already put into their creation and/or will offer suggestions for improvements.”
SIGN
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network