Differences between the PubMed record and full-text methods section in in-vivo animal research articles
Internal Dataset

UID: 53

Author(s): Mazure, Emily, Ratajeski, Melissa A.*+, Gau, Karen, Brody, Erica, Tuttle, Brandi D. * Corresponding Author + University of Pittsburgh Author
Description

Details for the methodology used and description of uploaded files are provided in the README.txt file. Other files included are a screening form, codebook, and two .csv files of preliminary and final datasets.

Large animal protocols submitted to Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUCs) are required to include searches for alternatives and address the “3Rs":

  1. Refinement: use methodology and protocols that reduce pain and distress
  2. Replacement: substitute animals with non-animal models or lower species
  3. Reduction: minimize the number of animals

Locating descriptions of methodology for the refinement concept is challenging since PubMed (and most other databases) do not search full-text.

The objectives of this study were to determine how well the title, abstract, and MeSH terms cover the content of the methods section in in-vivo animal research articles, particularly with respect to procedures, drugs, and animal species used, and to describe how this might impact a search.

The title/abstract, MeSH terms, and methods section of each article were reviewed and details such as: animal species, number of animals, description of housing, description of experimental procedures used, and analgesia/anesthesia were extracted.

Timeframe
2017
Keywords
Access via figshare

README, Raw data, screening form, and codebook
Accession #: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7697816

Access Restrictions
Free to all
Access Instructions
Freely available via figshare.
Associated Publications
Software Used
DistillerSR
Dataset Format(s)
CSV (.csv), TXT (.txt), PDF (.pdf)
Resource Type(s)
Dataset
Dataset Size
2.18 MB
Data Catalog Record Updated
2019-06-19

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