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Systematic Reviews & Evidence Synthesis

UC San Diego Library Systematic Review Service

Databases and Sources

Databases You Will Probably Search

Reviews and readers expect these databases to be searched in most systematic literature reviews.  You'll need a reason not to search them.

Databases You Might Search

These databases can be an important complement to your search.  They can be essential in their specialized topic areas.

Resources for Conference Proceedings and other Grey Literature

Truly unbiased searches look for unpublished literature in a number of places, included meeting abstracts, white papers, clinical trial registries, and searching by hand.
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