Supplementary search methods were more effective and offered better value than bibliographic database searching: A case study from public health and environmental enhancement

We undertook a systematic review to evaluate the health benefits of environmental enhancement and conservation activities. We were concerned that a conventional process of study identification, focusing on exhaustive searches of bibliographic databases as the primary search method, would be ineffective, offering limited value.

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