MEDLINE search retrieval issues: A longitudinal query analysis of five vendor platforms

C. Sean Burns, Tyler Nix, Robert M. Shapiro, Jeffrey T. Huber

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234221
Published: 2021-05-06
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0234221,
  title = {MEDLINE search retrieval issues: A longitudinal query analysis of five vendor platforms},
  author = {C. Sean Burns and Tyler Nix and Robert M. Shapiro and Jeffrey T. Huber},
  year = {2021},
  journal = {PLOS ONE},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0234221},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234221}
}

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AU  - Tyler Nix
AU  - Robert M. Shapiro
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Burns, C. S., Nix, T., Shapiro, R. M., & Huber, J. T. (2021). MEDLINE search retrieval issues: A longitudinal query analysis of five vendor platforms. PLOS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234221

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