title: Using built-in functions of Adobe Acrobat Pro DC to help the selection process in systematic reviews of randomised trials.
abstract: This letter describes a simple way of using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC to help select and auto-extract data from Portable Document Format (PDFs) of randomised trials in order to assist swift early selection of trials for a systematic review.
authors.affiliation: Information Systems in Healthcare Management, Department of Informatics, Ulm University of Applied Sciences/Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences, Ulm, Germany. Nur-Selin@web.de.
authors.forename: Selin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nur
authors.affiliation: Cochrane Schizophrenia Group, Institute of Mental Health,, University of Nottingham, Triumph Road, Nottingham, NG7 2TU, UK. clive.adams@nottingham.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Clive E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.affiliation: School of Computer Science, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2TU, UK. David.Brailsford@nottingham.ac.uk.
authors.forename: David F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Brailsford
mesh_terms: D057225:Data Mining / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012196:Review Literature as Topic; D012984:Software