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. 2024 Jan 10;16(1):e52013. doi: 10.7759/cureus.52013

Table 1. Search Strategy for Databases.

Search Strategy Databases Used Number of Papers Identified
Probiotics AND Constipation AND Bifidobacterium Pubmed 50
(Probiotics [Title/Abstract]). (Constipation [Title/Abstract]). ((Chronic constipation [Title/Abstract]); OR (Bifidobacterium [Title/Abstract]); AND ((Functional constipation [Title/Abstract]); OR (Chronic constipation [Title/Abstract]).   Pubmed Central     568
"Probiotics [tw]" AND "Constipation [tiab]" AND "Bifidobacterium[all]" Medline 1