Searching a biomedical bibliographic database from Bulgaria: the ABS database

Searching a biomedical bibliographic database from Bulgaria: the ABS database

Background:  The University of Sofia, Bulgaria, disseminates local biomedical literature (1994 to present) through a free online database, ABS. Objectives:  Our objectives were to systematically search ABS, identify citations to controlled trials and discover what proportion of these studies are to...

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Published in:Health information and libraries journal Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 200 - 203
Main Authors: Abhijnhan, Akhil, Surcheva, Zhenya, Wright, Judy, Adams, Clive E.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-09-2007
Subjects:
Abstracting and Indexing as Topic - standards
Access to Information
Bibliographic databases
Bulgaria
Citations
Clinical trials
Databases, Bibliographic
Health administration
Information Storage and Retrieval - methods
Medicine
MEDLINE
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Bulgaria
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Summary:Background:  The University of Sofia, Bulgaria, disseminates local biomedical literature (1994 to present) through a free online database, ABS. Objectives:  Our objectives were to systematically search ABS, identify citations to controlled trials and discover what proportion of these studies are to be found on medline. Methods:  We searched using Bulgarian and English phrases; manually selected citations of controlled trials and sought these citations on medline. Results:  Using the two languages, we found a total of 628 unique citations, 47 of which seem to be relevant controlled trials (precision 7.48%, 13% of ABS citations were found on medline). The trials in ABS commonly focused on evaluation of care for people with cardiovascular or urological problems. Discussion: ABS is another source of easily accessed trials not readily available elsewhere.
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ISSN:1471-1834
1471-1842
DOI:10.1111/j.1471-1842.2007.00723.x