Our Search Strategy

We systematically search the published literature using three strategies:

• Electronic Search

  We search seven bibliographic databases:

  • MEDLINE
  • EMBASE
  • CINAHL
  • PsycINFO
  • BIOSIS
  • SPORTDiscus
  • Sociological Abstracts

  All databases have been searched from 1995 to present. For MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL and PsycINFO, we have developed methodological search filters to retrieve systematic reviews, meta-analyses and metasyntheses that evaluate the effectiveness of public health interventions. Click here for more info on our systematic review hedge

• Handsearch

  We screen the Cochrane Library for new, updated and withdrawn reviews. We also receive and screen the following evidence services: National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tool's PublicHealth+; Knowledge Translation+; Best Evidence for Nursing+; MacPLUS Federated Search; Health Systems Evidence.

Searches are updated monthly. To date, over 1,775,000 titles have been screened.

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