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Table 2

SLR protocol and results obtained from Scopus

Review protocol elements	Authors’ consideration	Results in terms of sources
What is already known? And research topics	Machine learning (ML) has become a buzzword in the market from already known knowledge; it has many applications, including healthcare management. Due to the popularity and significant growth of ML, there is the potential for a structured literature review (SLR) investigating how ML can contribute to healthcare management	4,680
Journals’ and thematic limitations	The journals related to various fields, namely medicine, nursing, biochemistry, health professions, immunology, pharmacology, toxicology, pharmaceutics, and many more were considered. Thus, the study provides a broader picture of ML applications in various healthcare sectors rather than confining them to a particular disease or field	2,133
Other restrictive elements	The authors selected only peer-reviewed articles, excluding conference proceedings, books, reviews, and book chapters. Finally, only sources written in English are considered	123
Period of analysis	2011–2021

Review protocol elements	Authors’ consideration	Results in terms of sources
What is already known? And research topics	Machine learning (ML) has become a buzzword in the market from already known knowledge; it has many applications, including healthcare management. Due to the popularity and significant growth of ML, there is the potential for a structured literature review (SLR) investigating how ML can contribute to healthcare management	4,680
Journals’ and thematic limitations	The journals related to various fields, namely medicine, nursing, biochemistry, health professions, immunology, pharmacology, toxicology, pharmaceutics, and many more were considered. Thus, the study provides a broader picture of ML applications in various healthcare sectors rather than confining them to a particular disease or field	2,133
Other restrictive elements	The authors selected only peer-reviewed articles, excluding conference proceedings, books, reviews, and book chapters. Finally, only sources written in English are considered	123
Period of analysis	2011–2021

Source(s): Prepared by the Author (2023)