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Table 10 Complete list of recall rates for all combinations of two, three and four databases

From: Database coverage and their use in systematic reviews regarding spinal manipulative therapy: an exploratory study

 

RCTs found (n)

Overall recalla (%)

Mean recall per SRb (%)

Median recall per SRc (%)

100% recall per SRd (%)

Combination of two databases

Cochrane Library + Google Scholar

417

94.3

95.2

100.0

83.5

Google Scholar + PEDro

416

94.1

96.4

100.0

83.5

Cochrane Library + PEDro

414

93.7

94.3

100.0

82.4

Cochrane Library + AMED

410

92.8

93.3

100.0

82.4

Cochrane Library + Index to Chiropractic Literature

409

92.5

93.2

100.0

80.0

Cochrane Library + MEDLINE/PubMed

409

92.5

93.2

100.0

78.8

Cochrane Library + EMBASE

408

92.3

93.0

100.0

78.8

CINAHL + Cochrane Library

407

92.1

92.3

100.0

77.6

Cochrane Library + Web of Science

407

92.1

92.8

100.0

77.6

EMBASE + PEDro

405

91.6

93.5

100.0

74.1

MEDLINE/PubMed + PEDro

404

91.4

93.4

100.0

72.9

Google Scholar + AMED

401

90.7

90.9

100.0

52.9

EMBASE + Google Scholar

400

90.5

92.0

100.0

61.2

Google Scholar + Index to Chiropractic Literature

399

90.3

90.5

100.0

51.8

Web of Science + PEDro

399

90.3

92.8

100.0

68.2

CINAHL + Google Scholar

398

90.0

90.0

100.0

51.8

Google Scholar + MEDLINE/PubMed

395

89.4

90.6

100.0

54.1

Google Scholar + Web of Science

394

89.1

90.7

100.0

55.3

CINAHL + EMBASE

393

88.9

90.7

100.0

60.0

CINAHL + PEDro

393

88.9

90.8

100.0

60.0

EMBASE + AMED

393

88.9

90.1

100.0

60.0

EMBASE + Index to Chiropractic Literature

391

88.5

90.2

100.0

55.3

CINAHL + MEDLINE/PubMed

390

88.2

89.3

100.0

52.9

PEDro + AMED

387

87.6

90.1

100.0

60.0

EMBASE + Web of Science

386

87.3

88.5

100.0

51.8

MEDLINE/PubMed + AMED

386

87.3

88.8

98.1

48.2

EMBASE + MEDLINE/PubMed

385

87.1

88.5

100.0

51.8

Index to Chiropractic Literature + MEDLINE/PubMed

378

85.5

86.8

94.7

43.5

Index to Chiropractic Literature + PEDro

377

85.3

88.3

98.1

49.4

MEDLINE/PubMed + Web of Science

373

84.4

86.6

93.8

42.4

CINAHL + Web of Science

369

83.5

86.4

96.8

48.2

Web of Science + AMED

356

80.5

84.2

88.9

35.3

Index to Chiropractic Literature + Web of Science

340

76.9

82.2

88.9

32.9

CINAHL + AMED

336

76.0

76.0

83.3

28.2

CINAHL + Index to Chiropractic Literature

309

69.9

69.2

75.0

23.5

Index to Chiropractic Literature + AMED

246

55.7

58.8

60.0

10.6

Combination of three databases

Cochrane Library + Google Scholar + PEDro

424

95.9

97.0

100.0

90.6

Cochrane Library + Google Scholar + AMED

420

95.0

95.6

100.0

88.2

Google Scholar + PEDro + AMED

419

94.8

96.8

100.0

85.9

CINAHL + Cochrane Library + Google Scholar

418

94.6

95.3

100.0

84.7

CINAHL + Google Scholar + PEDro

418

94.6

96.4

100.0

83.5

Cochrane Library + Google Scholar + Index to Chiropractic Literature

418

94.6

95.3

100.0

84.7

Google Scholar + Index to Chiropractic Literature + PEDro

418

94.6

96.5

100.0

84.7

Cochrane Library + EMBASE + Google Scholar

417

94.3

95.2

100.0

83.5

Cochrane Library + EMBASE + PEDro

417

94.3

95.2

100.0

85.9

Cochrane Library + Google Scholar + MEDLINE/PubMed

417

94.3

95.2

100.0

83.5

Cochrane Library + Google Scholar + Web of Science

417

94.3

95.2

100.0

83.5

Cochrane Library + Index to Chiropractic Literature + PEDro

417

94.3

95.4

100.0

85.9

Cochrane Library + MEDLINE/PubMed + PEDro

417

94.3

95.2

100.0

85.9

EMBASE + Google Scholar + PEDro

417

94.3

96.4

100.0

84.7

Google Scholar + MEDLINE/PubMed + PEDro

417

94.3

96.4

100.0

84.7

Google Scholar + Web of Science + PEDro

417

94.3

96.4

100.0

84.7

Cochrane Library + PEDro + AMED

416

94.1

95.0

100.0

84.7

Cochrane Library + Web of Science + PEDro

416

94.1

95.0

100.0

84.7

CINAHL + Cochrane Library + PEDro

415

93.9

94.5

100.0

83.5

Cochrane Library + Index to Chiropractic Literature + AMED

412

93.2

93.8

100.0

84.7

Cochrane Library + MEDLINE/PubMed + AMED

412

93.2

93.5

100.0

83.5

Cochrane Library + EMBASE + AMED

411

93.0

93.4

100.0

83.5

Cochrane Library + Index to Chiropractic Literature + MEDLINE/PubMed

411

93.0

93.6

100.0

81.2

Cochrane Library + Web of Science + AMED

411

93.0

93.4

100.0

83.5

CINAHL + Cochrane Library + AMED

410

92.8

93.3

100.0

82.4

CINAHL + Cochrane Library + Index to Chiropractic Literature

410

92.8

93.4

100.0

81.2

CINAHL + Cochrane Library + MEDLINE/PubMed

410

92.8

93.2

100.0

80.0

CINAHL + EMBASE + PEDro

410

92.8

94.6

100.0

78.8

CINAHL + MEDLINE/PubMed + PEDro

410

92.8

94.6

100.0

78.8

Cochrane Library + EMBASE + Index to Chiropractic Literature

410

92.8

93.4

100.0

81.2

CINAHL + Cochrane Library + EMBASE

409

92.5

93.0

100.0

80.0

CINAHL + Cochrane Library + Web of Science

409

92.5

93.0

100.0

80.0

Cochrane Library + EMBASE + MEDLINE/PubMed

409

92.5

93.2

100.0

78.8

Cochrane Library + Index to Chiropractic Literature + Web of Science

409

92.5

93.2

100.0

80.0

Cochrane Library + MEDLINE/PubMed + Web of Science

409

92.5

93.2

100.0

78.8

EMBASE + Index to Chiropractic Literature + PEDro

409

92.5

94.6

100.0

77.6

CINAHL + EMBASE + Google Scholar

408

92.3

93.3

100.0

67.1

Cochrane Library + EMBASE + Web of Science

408

92.3

93.0

100.0

78.8

EMBASE + Google Scholar + AMED

408

92.3

93.7

100.0

70.6

EMBASE + Google Scholar + Index to Chiropractic Literature

408

92.3

93.1

100.0

64.7

EMBASE + PEDro + AMED

408

92.3

93.9

100.0

76.5

Index to Chiropractic Literature + MEDLINE/PubMed + PEDro

408

92.3

94.5

100.0

76.5

CINAHL + Web of Science + PEDro

407

92.1

94.2

100.0

76.5

MEDLINE/PubMed + PEDro + AMED

407

92.1

93.8

100.0

75.3

CINAHL + Google Scholar + AMED

406

91.9

92.0

100.0

56.5

EMBASE + Web of Science + PEDro

406

91.9

93.6

100.0

75.3

Google Scholar + Index to Chiropractic Literature + AMED

406

91.9

92.3

100.0

62.4

EMBASE + MEDLINE/PubMed + PEDro

405

91.6

93.5

100.0

74.1

Google Scholar + MEDLINE/PubMed + AMED

405

91.6

92.6

100.0

61.2

MEDLINE/PubMed + Web of Science + PEDro

405

91.6

93.5

100.0

74.1

Google Scholar + Index to Chiropractic Literature + MEDLINE/PubMed

404

91.4

92.4

100.0

60.0

Google Scholar + Web of Science + AMED

404

91.4

92.7

100.0

62.4

Index to Chiropractic Literature + Web of Science + PEDro

404

91.4

93.9

100.0

71.8

Web of Science + PEDro + AMED

404

91.4

93.6

100.0

72.9

CINAHL + Google Scholar + Index to Chiropractic Literature

403

91.2

91.4

100.0

55.3

CINAHL + Google Scholar + MEDLINE/PubMed

403

91.2

91.9

100.0

60.0

Google Scholar + Index to Chiropractic Literature + Web of Science

403

91.2

92.5

100.0

62.4

CINAHL + EMBASE + AMED

402

91.0

92.5

100.0

70.6

CINAHL + Google Scholar + Web of Science

401

90.7

91.8

100.0

60.0

EMBASE + Google Scholar + Web of Science

401

90.7

92.2

100.0

62.4

CINAHL + MEDLINE/PubMed + AMED

400

90.5

91.6

100.0

61.2

CINAHL + PEDro + AMED

400

90.5

92.4

100.0

68.2

EMBASE + Google Scholar + MEDLINE/PubMed

400

90.5

92.0

100.0

61.2

EMBASE + Index to Chiropractic Literature + AMED

399

90.3

91.8

100.0

68.2

CINAHL + EMBASE + Index to Chiropractic Literature

398

90.0

91.8

100.0

63.5

CINAHL + EMBASE + Web of Science

398

90.0

91.0

100.0

62.4

CINAHL + Index to Chiropractic Literature + PEDro

398

90.0

92.0

100.0

64.7

EMBASE + Index to Chiropractic Literature + Web of Science

398

90.0

91.0

100.0

60.0

CINAHL + EMBASE + MEDLINE/PubMed

397

89.8

91.1

100.0

61.2

CINAHL + Index to Chiropractic Literature + MEDLINE/PubMed

396

89.6

91.1

100.0

58.8

EMBASE + Index to Chiropractic Literature + MEDLINE/PubMed

396

89.6

90.8

100.0

57.6

EMBASE + MEDLINE/PubMed + AMED

396

89.6

90.6

100.0

61.2

EMBASE + Web of Science + AMED

396

89.6

90.6

100.0

62.4

Google Scholar + MEDLINE/PubMed + Web of Science

396

89.6

90.8

100.0

55.3

CINAHL + MEDLINE/PubMed + Web of Science

393

88.9

89.7

100.0

55.3

Index to Chiropractic Literature + MEDLINE/PubMed + AMED

393

88.9

91.3

100.0

60.0

Index to Chiropractic Literature + PEDro + AMED

392

88.7

91.3

100.0

64.7

EMBASE + MEDLINE/PubMed + Web of Science

388

87.8

88.8

100.0

52.9

MEDLINE/PubMed + Web of Science + AMED

388

87.8

89.2

98.4

49.4

Index to Chiropractic Literature + MEDLINE/PubMed + Web of Science

385

87.1

89.6

98.1

49.4

CINAHL + Web of Science + AMED

381

86.2

88.9

100.0

50.6

CINAHL + Index to Chiropractic Literature + Web of Science

376

85.1

88.1

100.0

50.6

Index to Chiropractic Literature + Web of Science + AMED

367

83.0

87.1

95.0

43.5

CINAHL + Index to Chiropractic Literature + AMED

344

77.8

77.7

85.7

30.6

Combination of four databases

CINAHL + Cochrane Library + Google Scholar + PEDro

424

95.9

97.0

100.0

90.6

Cochrane Library + EMBASE + Google Scholar + PEDro

424

95.9

97.0

100.0

90.6

Cochrane Library + Google Scholar + Index to Chiropractic Literature + PEDro

424

95.9

97.0

100.0

90.6

Cochrane Library + Google Scholar + MEDLINE/PubMed + PEDro

424

95.9

97.0

100.0

90.6

Cochrane Library + Google Scholar + PEDro + AMED

424

95.9

97.0

100.0

90.6

Cochrane Library + Google Scholar + Web of Science + PEDro

424

95.9

97.0

100.0

90.6

CINAHL + Cochrane Library + Google Scholar + AMED

420

95.0

95.6

100.0

88.2

CINAHL + Google Scholar + PEDro + AMED

420

95.0

96.8

100.0

85.9

Cochrane Library + EMBASE + Google Scholar + AMED

420

95.0

95.6

100.0

88.2

Cochrane Library + Google Scholar + Index to Chiropractic Literature + AMED

420

95.0

95.6

100.0

88.2

Cochrane Library + Google Scholar + MEDLINE/PubMed + AMED

420

95.0

95.6

100.0

88.2

Cochrane Library + Google Scholar + Web of Science + AMED

420

95.0

95.6

100.0

88.2

Google Scholar + Index to Chiropractic Literature + PEDro + AMED

420

95.0

96.8

100.0

87.1

CINAHL + EMBASE + Google Scholar + PEDro

419

94.8

96.5

100.0

84.7

CINAHL + Google Scholar + Index to Chiropractic Literature + PEDro

419

94.8

96.5

100.0

84.7

CINAHL + Google Scholar + MEDLINE/PubMed + PEDro

419

94.8

96.5

100.0

84.7

CINAHL + Google Scholar + Web of Science + PEDro

419

94.8

96.5

100.0

84.7

EMBASE + Google Scholar + Index to Chiropractic Literature + PEDro

419

94.8

96.5

100.0

85.9

EMBASE + Google Scholar + PEDro + AMED

419

94.8

96.8

100.0

85.9

Google Scholar + Index to Chiropractic Literature + MEDLINE/PubMed + PEDro

419

94.8

96.5

100.0

85.9

Google Scholar + Index to Chiropractic Literature + Web of Science + PEDro

419

94.8

96.5

100.0

85.9

Google Scholar + MEDLINE/PubMed + PEDro + AMED

419

94.8

96.8

100.0

85.9

Google Scholar + Web of Science + PEDro + AMED

419

94.8

96.8

100.0

85.9

CINAHL + Cochrane Library + EMBASE + Google Scholar

418

94.6

95.3

100.0

84.7

CINAHL + Cochrane Library + Google Scholar + Index to Chiropractic Literature

418

94.6

95.3

100.0

84.7

CINAHL + Cochrane Library + Google Scholar + MEDLINE/PubMed

418

94.6

95.3

100.0

84.7

CINAHL + Cochrane Library + Google Scholar + Web of Science

418

94.6

95.3

100.0

84.7

CINAHL + Cochrane Library + Index to Chiropractic Literature + PEDro

418

94.6

95.6

100.0

87.1

Cochrane Library + EMBASE + Google Scholar + Index to Chiropractic Literature

418

94.6

95.3

100.0

84.7

Cochrane Library + EMBASE + Index to Chiropractic Literature + PEDro

418

94.6

95.6

100.0

87.1

Cochrane Library + Google Scholar + Index to Chiropractic Literature + MEDLINE/PubMed

418

94.6

95.3

100.0

84.7

Cochrane Library + Google Scholar + Index to Chiropractic Literature + Web of Science

418

94.6

95.3

100.0

84.7

Cochrane Library + Index to Chiropractic Literature + MEDLINE/PubMed + PEDro

418

94.6

95.6

100.0

87.1

Cochrane Library + Index to Chiropractic Literature + PEDro + AMED

418

94.6

95.6

100.0

87.1

CINAHL + Cochrane Library + EMBASE + PEDro

417

94.3

95.2

100.0

85.9

CINAHL + Cochrane Library + MEDLINE/PubMed + PEDro

417

94.3

95.2

100.0

85.9

CINAHL + Cochrane Library + Web of Science + PEDro

417

94.3

95.2

100.0

85.9

Cochrane Library + EMBASE + Google Scholar + MEDLINE/PubMed

417

94.3

95.2

100.0

83.5

Cochrane Library + EMBASE + Google Scholar + Web of Science

417

94.3

95.2

100.0

83.5

Cochrane Library + EMBASE + MEDLINE/PubMed + PEDro

417

94.3

95.2

100.0

85.9

Cochrane Library + EMBASE + PEDro + AMED

417

94.3

95.2

100.0

85.9

Cochrane Library + EMBASE + Web of Science + PEDro

417

94.3

95.2

100.0

85.9

Cochrane Library + Google Scholar + MEDLINE/PubMed + Web of Science

417

94.3

95.2

100.0

83.5

Cochrane Library + Index to Chiropractic Literature + Web of Science + PEDro

417

94.3

95.4

100.0

85.9

Cochrane Library + MEDLINE/PubMed + PEDro + AMED

417

94.3

95.2

100.0

85.9

Cochrane Library + MEDLINE/PubMed + Web of Science + PEDro

417

94.3

95.2

100.0

85.9

Cochrane Library + Web of Science + PEDro + AMED

417

94.3

95.2

100.0

85.9

EMBASE + Google Scholar + MEDLINE/PubMed + PEDro

417

94.3

96.4

100.0

84.7

EMBASE + Google Scholar + Web of Science + PEDro

417

94.3

96.4

100.0

84.7

Google Scholar + MEDLINE/PubMed + Web of Science + PEDro

417

94.3

96.4

100.0

84.7

CINAHL + Cochrane Library + PEDro + AMED

416

94.1

95.0

100.0

84.7

CINAHL + EMBASE + Google Scholar + AMED

413

93.4

94.9

100.0

75.3

Cochrane Library + Index to Chiropractic Literature + MEDLINE/PubMed + AMED

413

93.4

93.9

100.0

84.7

CINAHL + Cochrane Library + Index to Chiropractic Literature + AMED

412

93.2

93.8

100.0

84.7

CINAHL + Cochrane Library + MEDLINE/PubMed + AMED

412

93.2

93.5

100.0

83.5

CINAHL + EMBASE + Google Scholar + Index to Chiropractic Literature

412

93.2

94.0

100.0

69.4

CINAHL + EMBASE + Index to Chiropractic Literature + PEDro

412

93.2

95.1

100.0

81.2

CINAHL + EMBASE + PEDro + AMED

412

93.2

95.0

100.0

81.2

CINAHL + Index to Chiropractic Literature + MEDLINE/PubMed + PEDro

412

93.2

95.1

100.0

81.2

CINAHL + MEDLINE/PubMed + PEDro + AMED

412

93.2

95.0

100.0

81.2

Cochrane Library + EMBASE + Index to Chiropractic Literature + AMED

412

93.2

93.8

100.0

84.7

Cochrane Library + EMBASE + MEDLINE/PubMed + AMED

412

93.2

93.5

100.0

83.5

Cochrane Library + Index to Chiropractic Literature + Web of Science + AMED

412

93.2

93.8

100.0

84.7

Cochrane Library + MEDLINE/PubMed + Web of Science + AMED

412

93.2

93.5

100.0

83.5

EMBASE + Google Scholar + Index to Chiropractic Literature + AMED

412

93.2

94.5

100.0

76.5

CINAHL + Cochrane Library + EMBASE + AMED

411

93.0

93.4

100.0

83.5

CINAHL + Cochrane Library + Index to Chiropractic Literature + MEDLINE/PubMed

411

93.0

93.6

100.0

81.2

CINAHL + Cochrane Library + Web of Science + AMED

411

93.0

93.4

100.0

83.5

CINAHL + EMBASE + Web of Science + PEDro

411

93.0

94.7

100.0

80.0

CINAHL + MEDLINE/PubMed + Web of Science + PEDro

411

93.0

94.7

100.0

80.0

Cochrane Library + EMBASE + Index to Chiropractic Literature + MEDLINE/PubMed

411

93.0

93.6

100.0

81.2

Cochrane Library + EMBASE + Web of Science + AMED

411

93.0

93.4

100.0

83.5

Cochrane Library + Index to Chiropractic Literature + MEDLINE/PubMed + Web of Science

411

93.0

93.6

100.0

81.2

EMBASE + Index to Chiropractic Literature + PEDro + AMED

411

93.0

95.0

100.0

80.0

CINAHL + Cochrane Library + EMBASE + Index to Chiropractic Literature

410

92.8

93.4

100.0

81.2

CINAHL + Cochrane Library + EMBASE + MEDLINE/PubMed

410

92.8

93.2

100.0

80.0

CINAHL + Cochrane Library + Index to Chiropractic Literature + Web of Science

410

92.8

93.4

100.0

81.2

CINAHL + Cochrane Library + MEDLINE/PubMed + Web of Science

410

92.8

93.2

100.0

80.0

CINAHL + EMBASE + MEDLINE/PubMed + PEDro

410

92.8

94.6

100.0

78.8

CINAHL + Google Scholar + Index to Chiropractic Literature + AMED

410

92.8

93.2

100.0

65.9

CINAHL + Google Scholar + MEDLINE/PubMed + AMED

410

92.8

93.7

100.0

65.9

CINAHL + Index to Chiropractic Literature + Web of Science + PEDro

410

92.8

94.7

100.0

78.8

Cochrane Library + EMBASE + Index to Chiropractic Literature + Web of Science

410

92.8

93.4

100.0

81.2

EMBASE + Index to Chiropractic Literature + Web of Science + PEDro

410

92.8

94.7

100.0

78.8

Google Scholar + Index to Chiropractic Literature + MEDLINE/PubMed + AMED

410

92.8

94.1

100.0

70.6

Index to Chiropractic Literature + MEDLINE/PubMed + PEDro + AMED

410

92.8

94.9

100.0

78.8

CINAHL + Cochrane Library + EMBASE + Web of Science

409

92.5

93.0

100.0

80.0

CINAHL + Web of Science + PEDro + AMED

409

92.5

94.7

100.0

78.8

Cochrane Library + EMBASE + MEDLINE/PubMed + Web of Science

409

92.5

93.2

100.0

78.8

EMBASE + Google Scholar + Index to Chiropractic Literature + Web of Science

409

92.5

93.3

100.0

67.1

EMBASE + Google Scholar + Web of Science + AMED

409

92.5

93.9

100.0

71.8

EMBASE + Index to Chiropractic Literature + MEDLINE/PubMed + PEDro

409

92.5

94.6

100.0

77.6

Google Scholar + Index to Chiropractic Literature + Web of Science + AMED

409

92.5

94.2

100.0

72.9

Index to Chiropractic Literature + MEDLINE/PubMed + Web of Science + PEDro

409

92.5

94.6

100.0

77.6

CINAHL + EMBASE + Google Scholar + MEDLINE/PubMed

408

92.3

93.3

100.0

67.1

CINAHL + EMBASE + Google Scholar + Web of Science

408

92.3

93.3

100.0

67.1

CINAHL + Google Scholar + Index to Chiropractic Literature + MEDLINE/PubMed

408

92.3

93.2

100.0

64.7

CINAHL + Google Scholar + Web of Science + AMED

408

92.3

93.7

100.0

65.9

EMBASE + Google Scholar + Index to Chiropractic Literature + MEDLINE/PubMed

408

92.3

93.1

100.0

64.7

EMBASE + Google Scholar + MEDLINE/PubMed + AMED

408

92.3

93.7

100.0

70.6

EMBASE + MEDLINE/PubMed + PEDro + AMED

408

92.3

93.9

100.0

76.5

EMBASE + Web of Science + PEDro + AMED

408

92.3

93.9

100.0

76.5

Index to Chiropractic Literature + Web of Science + PEDro + AMED

408

92.3

94.6

100.0

76.5

MEDLINE/PubMed + Web of Science + PEDro + AMED

407

92.1

93.8

100.0

75.3

CINAHL + EMBASE + Index to Chiropractic Literature + AMED

406

91.9

93.4

100.0

77.6

CINAHL + Google Scholar + Index to Chiropractic Literature + Web of Science

406

91.9

93.1

100.0

64.7

EMBASE + MEDLINE/PubMed + Web of Science + PEDro

406

91.9

93.6

100.0

75.3

Google Scholar + MEDLINE/PubMed + Web of Science + AMED

406

91.9

92.8

100.0

62.4

CINAHL + Index to Chiropractic Literature + MEDLINE/PubMed + AMED

405

91.6

93.2

100.0

71.8

Google Scholar + Index to Chiropractic Literature + MEDLINE/PubMed + Web of Science

405

91.6

92.5

100.0

62.4

CINAHL + EMBASE + MEDLINE/PubMed + AMED

404

91.4

92.8

100.0

70.6

CINAHL + Index to Chiropractic Literature + PEDro + AMED

404

91.4

93.0

100.0

71.8

CINAHL + EMBASE + Index to Chiropractic Literature + Web of Science

403

91.2

92.1

100.0

65.9

CINAHL + EMBASE + Web of Science + AMED

403

91.2

92.6

100.0

70.6

CINAHL + Google Scholar + MEDLINE/PubMed + Web of Science

403

91.2

91.9

100.0

60.0

CINAHL + EMBASE + Index to Chiropractic Literature + MEDLINE/PubMed

402

91.0

92.2

100.0

64.7

EMBASE + Index to Chiropractic Literature + MEDLINE/PubMed + AMED

402

91.0

92.3

100.0

69.4

EMBASE + Index to Chiropractic Literature + Web of Science + AMED

402

91.0

92.4

100.0

71.8

EMBASE + Google Scholar + MEDLINE/PubMed + Web of Science

401

90.7

92.2

100.0

62.4

CINAHL + MEDLINE/PubMed + Web of Science + AMED

400

90.5

91.6

100.0

61.2

CINAHL + EMBASE + MEDLINE/PubMed + Web of Science

399

90.3

91.2

100.0

62.4

CINAHL + Index to Chiropractic Literature + MEDLINE/PubMed + Web of Science

399

90.3

91.5

100.0

61.2

EMBASE + Index to Chiropractic Literature + MEDLINE/PubMed + Web of Science

399

90.3

91.1

100.0

60.0

EMBASE + MEDLINE/PubMed + Web of Science + AMED

397

89.8

90.7

100.0

62.4

Index to Chiropractic Literature + MEDLINE/PubMed + Web of Science + AMED

395

89.4

91.6

100.0

61.2

CINAHL + Index to Chiropractic Literature + Web of Science + AMED

387

87.6

90.5

100.0

56.5

  1. aOverall recall: The total number of included references retrieved by the database(s) divided by the total number of included references
  2. bMean recall per SR: The average recall rate per SR
  3. cMedian recall per SR: The median value of recall per SR
  4. d100% recall per SR: The percentage of SRs for which the database(s) retrieved all included references