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Campbell, SM. A Filter to Retrieve Studies related to Social Media from the EBSCOhost CINAHL Database. Geoffrey & Robyn Sperber Health Sciences Library, University of Alberta. Rev September 15, 2022.
Filter for social media studies
Kung J Y & Chojecki D. Filter to Retrieve Studies Related to Generative AI from the EBSCO CINAHL Database. Geoffrey & Robyn Sperber Health Sciences Library, University of Alberta. November 24, 2023
Filter to retrieve studies related to generative AI [EBSCO CINAHL]
Campbell SM, Kung J. Filter to Retrieve Studies Related to Artificial Intelligence from the EBSCOhost CINAHL Database. Geoffrey & Robyn Sperber Health Sciences Library, University of Alberta. Rev July 13, 2023.
Ayiku L, Finnegan A, Hudson T, Walsh N, Adams R. Development and validation of the NICE artificial intelligence (AI) medical device intervention search filters for MEDLINE and Embase (Ovid). Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2025:1-27
Ayiku L, Hudson T, Glover S, Walsh N, Adams R, Deane J, et al. The NICE MEDLINE and Embase (Ovid) health apps search filters: development of validated filters to retrieve evidence about health apps. Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2020 Oct 27; 37:e16. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S026646232000080X PMID: 33107420. [Ovid]
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Lynda Ayiku and colleagues are developing validated filters to retrieve evidence on AI medical device interventions [added 24 Oct 2021]
Campbell, SM. A Filter to Retrieve Studies related to Social Media from the OVID EMBASE Database. Geoffrey & Robyn Sperber Health Sciences Library, University of Alberta. Rev September 15, 2022.
Filter for social media studies
Kung J Y & Chojecki D. Filter to Retrieve Studies Related to Generative AI from the OVID EMBASE Database. Geoffrey & Robyn Sperber Health Sciences Library, University of Alberta. November 24, 2023
Filter to retrieve studies related to generative AI [Ovid Embase]
Campbell SM, Kung J. Filter to Retrieve Studies Related to Artificial Intelligence from the OVID EMBASE Database. Geoffrey & Robyn Sperber Health Sciences Library, University of Alberta. Rev July 13, 2023.
Ayiku L, Finnegan A, Hudson T, Walsh N, Adams R. Development and validation of the NICE artificial intelligence (AI) medical device intervention search filters for MEDLINE and Embase (Ovid). Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2025:1-27
Kung J Y & Chojecki D. Filter to Retrieve Studies Related to Generative AI from the OVID MEDLINE Database. Geoffrey & Robyn Sperber Health Sciences Library, University of Alberta. November 24, 2023
Filter to retrieve studies related to generative AI [Ovid MEDLINE]
Campbell SM, Kung J. Filter to Retrieve Studies Related to Artificial Intelligence from the OVID MEDLINE Database. Geoffrey & Robyn Sperber Health Sciences Library, University of Alberta. Rev July 13, 2023.
Sutton A, O'Keefe H, Johnson E E, Marshall C. A mapping exercise using automated techniques to develop a search strategy to identify systematic review tools. Res Syn Meth 2023; 14(6): 874-881. [Ovid MEDLINE]
Campbell, SM. A Filter to Retrieve Studies related to Social Media from the OVID Medline Database. Geoffrey & Robyn Sperber Health Sciences Library, University of Alberta. Rev September 15, 2022.
Filter for social media studies
Ayiku L, Hudson T, Glover S, Walsh N, Adams R, Deane J, et al. The NICE MEDLINE and Embase (Ovid) health apps search filters: development of validated filters to retrieve evidence about health apps. Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2020 Oct 27; 37:e16. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S026646232000080X PMID: 33107420. [Ovid]
Launch search filter for Ovid MEDLINE (subscribers only)
Lynda Ayiku and colleagues are developing validated filters to retrieve evidence on AI medical device interventions [added 24 Oct 2021]
Campbell, SM. A Filter to Retrieve Studies related to Social Media from the OVID PsycInfo Database. Geoffrey & Robyn Sperber Health Sciences Library, University of Alberta. Rev September 15, 2022.
Filter for social media studies
Kung J Y & Chojecki D. Filter to Retrieve Studies Related to Generative AI from the OVID PsycINFO Database. Geoffrey & Robyn Sperber Health Sciences Library, University of Alberta. November 24, 2023
Filter to retrieve studies related to generative AI [Ovid PsycINFO]
Campbell SM, Kung J. Filter to Retrieve Studies Related to Artificial Intelligence from the OVID PsycInfo Database. Geoffrey & Robyn Sperber Health Sciences Library, University of Alberta. Rev July 13, 2023.
Kung J Y & Chojecki D. Filter to Retrieve Studies Related to Generative AI from the Scopus Database. Geoffrey & Robyn Sperber Health Sciences Library, University of Alberta. November 24, 2023
Filter to retrieve studies related to generative AI [Scopus]
Campbell SM, Kung J. Filter to Retrieve Studies Related to Artificial Intelligence from the Scopus Database. Geoffrey & Robyn Sperber Health Sciences Library, University of Alberta. Rev July 13, 2023.
Campbell, SM. A Filter to Retrieve Studies related to Social Media from the Web of Science (applicable across All Databases in Web of Science). Geoffrey & Robyn Sperber Health Sciences Library, University of Alberta. Rev September 15, 2022.
Filter for social media studies