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ReviewJournal of Taibah University Medical Sciences2021

Literature search strategies in dental education and research.

Zohaib Khurshid, Rabia Tariq, Faris Y Asiri, Khadijah Abid, Muhammad S Zafar

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Review in Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
14citing papers in PubMed
5.2field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Zohaib KhurshidDepartment of Prosthodontics and Implantology, College of Dentistry, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, KSA.
Rabia TariqDepartment of Research, School of Public Health, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Faris Y AsiriDepartment of Preventive Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Faisal University, Al Ahsa, KSA.
Khadijah AbidDepartment of Biostatistics, College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan.
Muhammad S ZafarDepartment of Restorative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Almadinah Almunawwarah, KSA.
King Faisal University · SACollege of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan · PKDow University of Health Sciences · PKTaibah University · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A well-organized literature search is a fundamental requirement for research-based dental education. The execution of a literature search is not beneficial unless researchers possess basic knowledge about it. In this article, all basic strategies and research tools essentially required for a literature search, including Boolean operators, correct use of keywords, database selection, and the evaluation of filtered data and limitations, are discussed. The present article offers vital information and literature search guidelines for early career dental researchers and dental students. In addition, it contains a collection of all the essential information related to the generally used electronic databases in dentistry research. This will be helpful for dental students, residents, consultants, and allied science researchers.

Indexed as

DatabasesDental educationDentistryLiterature searchResearchSearch strategy

Identifiers

PMID34899122
PMCPMC8626813
OpenAlexW3179662127

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Registered trials

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