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Estimating MEDLINE’s identification of randomized control trials in pediatric dentistry

  • Julius Park1
  • Richard Niederman1,*,

1Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ

2Office of Evidence-Based Dentistry, Forsyth Institute, Boston, MA

DOI: 10.17796/jcpd.26.4.h85147v25974j354 Vol.26,Issue 4,October 2002 pp.395-400

Published: 01 October 2002

*Corresponding Author(s): Richard Niederman E-mail: Rniederman@Forsyth.Org

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the number of randomized controlled trials in children from 1990-2000 in seven dental disciplines. Sensitive and specific MEDLINE search methodologies were used for upper and lower estimates, capture-recapture corrected those estimates, and hand evalu-ation refined the estimates. The data indicate that between 602 and 1737 trials were published, and the number per year doubled from 1990 to 2000. These results have implications for clinical decision mak-ing, the development of systematic reviews, insurance reimbursement, and teaching.

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Julius Park,Richard Niederman. Estimating MEDLINE’s identification of randomized control trials in pediatric dentistry. Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry. 2002. 26(4);395-400.

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