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van Munster, B.C.,van de Glind, E.M.M., Hooft, L. Searching for evidence-based geriatrics: Tips and tools for finding evidence in the medical literature. Eur Geriatr Medi. 2012;3:337-40.
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.
Wright J & Jones D. Search strategies to investigate decision making by older adults and appraisal by GPs following cancer symptoms. University of Leeds. 2021 [Dataset]
Filter for persons aged over 50 years of age [ProQuest]
Wright J & Jones D. Search strategies to investigate decision making by older adults and appraisal by GPs following cancer symptoms. University of Leeds. 2021 [Dataset]
Filter for persons aged over 50 years of age [EBSCO]
Wright J & Jones D. Search strategies to investigate decision making by older adults and appraisal by GPs following cancer symptoms. University of Leeds. 2021 [Dataset]
Filter for persons aged over 50 years of age
FMD(3S)/CHLA Old people search filter [2017]
University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences Library. Filters for age groups
Elsevier (updated 14 November 2024)
Wright J & Jones D. Search strategies to investigate decision making by older adults and appraisal by GPs following cancer symptoms. University of Leeds. 2021 [Dataset]
Filter for persons aged over 50 years of age [Ovid]
FMD(3S)/CHLA Adolescents and young adults search filters [2018]
Launch filter on Ovid (subscribers only)
FMD(3S)/CHLA Old people search filter [2017,2018]
Launch filter on Ovid (subscribers only)
OVID Children search filter. Both broad and focused [undated]
OVID Elderly search filter. Both broad and focused [undated]
FMD(3S)/CHLA Adolescents and young adults search filters [2018]
Launch filter on Ovid (subscribers only)
FMD(3S)/CHLA Old people search filter [2018]
Launch filter on Ovid (subscribers only)
University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences Library. Filters for age groups
Ovid MEDLINE filters (updated 5 October 2021)
PubMed filters (updated 5 September 2024)
Wright J & Jones D. Search strategies to investigate decision making by older adults and appraisal by GPs following cancer symptoms. University of Leeds. 2021 [Dataset]
Filter for persons aged over 50 years of age [Ovid]
Staaks, J. Systematic Review Search Support tutorials. Search terms for children. [Ovid]
FMD(3S)/CHLA Adolescents and young adults search filters [2018] [filters available for MEDLINE via EBSCO, Ovid and PubMed]
Launch the filter for adolescents in PubMed
Launch the filter for adolescents in Ovid (subscribers only)
FMD(3S)/CHLA Child search filters [2018] [filters available for MEDLINE via EBSCO, Ovid]
Launch the filter for children in Ovid (subscribers only)
FMD(3S)/CHLA Foetus and baby search filter [2018] [filters available for MEDLINE via EBSCO, Ovid]
Launch the filter in Ovid (subscribers only)
FMD(3S)/CHLA Old people search filter [2017,2018] [filters available for MEDLINE via EBSCO, Ovid and PubMed]
Leclercq E, Leeflang M M G, van Dalen E C, Kremer L C M. Validation of Search Filters for Identifying Pediatric Studies in PubMed. J Pediatr. 2013; 162(3): 629-634.e2. DOI:10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.09.012
Launch the search filter in PubMed
van de Glind E M M, van Munster B C, Spijker R, Scholten R J P, Hooft L. Search filters to identify geriatric medicine in Medline. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2011; doi:10.1136/amiajnl-2011-000319 [PubMed]
Launch the most sensitive filter (sensitivity 94.8%, specificity 88.7%) in PubMed
Launch the most specific filter (sensitivity 69.1%, specificity 96.6%) in PubMed
Launch the specific filter with increased sensitivity (sensitivity 75.3%, specificity 96.0%) in PubMed
Boluyt N, Tjosvold L, Lefebvre C, Klassen T P, Offringa M. Usefulness of systematic review search strategies in finding child health systematic reviews in MEDLINE. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2008; 162(2):111-116.
Kastner M, Wilczynski N L, Walker-Dilks C, McKibbon K A, Haynes B. Age-specific search strategies for Medline. J Med Internet Res. 2006;8(4):e25. [Ovid]
OVID Children search filter Both broad and focused [undated]
OVID Elderly search filter. Both broad and focused [undated]
Wright J & Jones D. Search strategies to investigate decision making by older adults and appraisal by GPs following cancer symptoms. University of Leeds. 2021 [Dataset]
Filter for persons aged over 50 years of age [Ovid]
FMD(3S)/CHLA Old people search filter [2017]
Staaks, J. Systematic Review Search Support tutorials. Search terms for children. [Ovid]
Wright J & Jones D. Search strategies to investigate decision making by older adults and appraisal by GPs following cancer symptoms. University of Leeds. 2021 [Dataset]
Filter for persons aged over 50 years of age