Table 1

Search sources.

Sources to be searched
1MEDLINE
2EMBASE
3CINAHL
4DARE
5ASSIA
6Web of Science
7ZETOC
8AMED
9NHS Digital (HSCIC)
10NHS Evidence (public domain only)
11DH
12NICE Guidelines
13Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
14EPPI-CENTRE
15SCOPUS
16Google Scholar
17OpenGrey
18Greynet sources
19ProQuest dissertations and theses
20General Medical Council
21Royal College of Physicians
22Local Medical Committees (West Midlands)
23Clinical Commissioning Groups (West Midlands)
24SIGN