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gray literature
gray literaturen. Written material that is not available through conventional publishing channels or is difficult to access.gray literature
gray literaturereports containing data, for example, on health and disease in a population, which are otherwise unpublished or have limited distribution. Examples include local health department reports and master's and doctoral dissertations lodged in university libraries.Evidence-based medicine A body of publications produced by government, academia, or business and industry, in print and/or electronic forms, which is not published in easily accessible journals and may not appear in databases or through web searches Examples Conference proceedings, abstracts of the research presented at conferences, unpublished theses, dissertations, government reports, technical reports, standards and specifications, translations, or other types of documentation.gray literature Science communication A popular term for a report or manuscript circulated or published by unconventional routes; GL may not receive the attention accorded communications submitted to peer-reviewed journals or other forums. See Throwaway journal. Cf Peer-reviewed journal. gray lit·er·a·ture (grā lit'ĕr-ă-chŭr) Reports and other documents that are unpublished or have limited distribution, such as local health department reports, conference proceedings, and academic theses and dissertations; limited indexing, inaccessibility, and questionable authenticity (or validity) all diminish the usefulness of such materials. |