Table 3 Bibliographic databases searched and search terms employed.
Database | Years searched |
|---|---|
Medline | 1984 – February 2005 |
Embase | 1984 – February 2005 |
British Nursing Index (BNI) | 1984 – February 2005 |
Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health (CINAHL) | 1984 – February 2005 |
Health Management Information Consortium (HMIC) | 1984 – February 2005 |
Applied Social Sciences Indexes & Abstracts (ASSIA) | 1987 – November 2004 |
PsychINFO | 1984 – November 2004 |
SIGLE | 1984 – December 2004 |
Dissertation Abstracts | 2003- November 2004 |
Cochrane Library | Issue 3, 2004 |
Web of Knowledge – including Science Citation Index and Social Science Citation Index | |
King's Fund website | |
Search terms | |
Community hospital | |
Cottage hospital | |
General practitioner* hospital | |
General practitioner* beds | |
General practitioner* + hospital + bed | |
Family practice + hospitals | |
Hospitals – group practice | |
Rural health + hospitals | |
Family practice + hospital-physician relations | |
Hospitals – community | |
Hospitals – rural |