Animal Studies: Filters
Inclusion of a search filter on this site is not an endorsement of its validity or a recommendation for its use by the editors of this site, by the InterTASC Information Specialists SubGroup or by the (UK) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). For suggestions on the appraisal of filters see the ISSG Search Filter Appraisal Checklist.
This page shows publications that have reviewed search filter performance and individual search filters.
Please note that other filter sites/filter collections may have relevant filters for this topic.
Publications that review search filter performance
Leenaars M, Hooijmans CR, van Veggel N, ter Riet G, Leeflang M, Hooft L, van der Wilt GJ, Tillema A;,Ritskes-Hoitinga M. A step-by-step guide to systematically identify all relevant animal studies. Lab Anim 2022;46(1):24-31.
Individual search filters
Database indexing changes over time and new vocabulary may be introduced. With older filters, please check the subject indexing to ensure that the subject indexing is still current and, if not, consider whether new vocabulary may need to be added to the filter. Please note that if filters are amended, the performance may change from that published in the original articles and the filter should be reported as amended from the original filter.
Embase
van der Mierden S, Hooijmans CR, Tillema AH, Rehn S, Bleich A, Leenaars CH. Laboratory animals search filter for different literature databases: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science and PsycINFO. Lab Anim 2022;56(3):279-286. [Embase.com, Ovid]
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de Vries R B M, Hooijmans C R, Tillema A, Leenaars M, Ritskes-Hoitinga M. Updated version of the Embase search filter for animal studies. Lab Anim 2014;48(1):88. Epub 2013 Jul 8.
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CADTH strategy to identify animal studies in MEDLINE and Embase using a multifile search in Ovid. Last updated November 2012.
de Vries R B M, Hooijmans C R, Tillema A, Leenaars M, Ritskes-Hoitinga M. A search filter for increasing the retrieval of animal studies in Embase. Lab Anim 2011;45(4):268-270
MEDLINE
van der Mierden S, Hooijmans CR, Tillema AH, Rehn S, Bleich A, Leenaars CH. Laboratory animals search filter for different literature databases: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science and PsycINFO. Lab Anim 2022;56(3):279-286. [PubMed]
Cassidy L C, Leenaars C H C, Rincon A V & Pfefferle D. Comprehensive search filters for retrieving publications on nonhuman primates for literature reviews (filterNHP). Am J Primatol 2021; 83: e23287. [PubMed]
CADTH strategy to identify animal studies
in MEDLINE and Embase using a multifile search in Ovid. Last updated November 2012.
in PubMed. Last updated November 2012.
Hooijmans C R, Tillema A, et al. Enhancing search efficiency by means of a search filter for finding all studies on animal experimentation in PubMed. Lab Anim 2010;44(3):170-17
PsycINFO
van der Mierden S, Hooijmans CR, Tillema AH, Rehn S, Bleich A, Leenaars CH. Laboratory animals search filter for different literature databases: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science and PsycINFO. Lab Anim 2022;56(3):279-286. [Psycnet.apa.org, Ovid]
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Cassidy L C, Leenaars C H C, Rincon A V & Pfefferle D. Comprehensive search filters for retrieving publications on nonhuman primates for literature reviews (filterNHP). Am J Primatol 2021; 83: e23287. [EBSCOhost]
CADTH strategy to identify animal studies in PsycINFO using a multifile search in Ovid. Last updated November 2012.
Web of Science
van der Mierden S, Hooijmans CR, Tillema AH, Rehn S, Bleich A, Leenaars CH. Laboratory animals search filter for different literature databases: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science and PsycINFO. Lab Anim 2022;56(3):279-286. [Web of Science]
Cassidy L C, Leenaars C H C, Rincon A V & Pfefferle D. Comprehensive search filters for retrieving publications on nonhuman primates for literature reviews (filterNHP). Am J Primatol 2021; 83: e23287. [Web of Science]