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Table 2 Number of unique references in each database

From: Database selection and data gathering methods in systematic reviews of qualitative research regarding diabetes mellitus - an explorative study

Databases

No. of SRs that searched the database

No. of SRs with unique references

No. of unique references in the database

No. of SRs with unique references - GSc excluded

No. of unique references in the database – GSc excluded

MEDLINE/PubMed

26

1 (4%)

1 (11%)

5 (19%)

5 (19%)

CINAHL

20

2 (10%)

2 (22%)

7 (35%)

15 (56%)

Embase

12

1 (8%)

4 (44%)

1 (8%)

5 (19%)

PsycINFO

12

0 (0%)

0

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Web of Science

8

0 (0%)

0

1 (13%)

1 (4%)

Scopus

4

0 (0%)

0

1 (25%)

1 (4%)

Google Scholar

2

2 (100%)

2 (22%)

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  1. No. number, GSc Google Scholar