Table 3.
Study design slider bar limit descriptions and corresponding PubMed filters
| Slider Value | Limit Description | PubMed Filter |
| 0 | Default | No filters |
| 1–12 | Case Reports | AND ("case reports"[Publication Type] OR (case report[TIAB] OR case reported[TIAB] OR case reporting[TIAB] OR case reports[TIAB])) |
| 13–24 | Cross-sectional Surveys | AND ("cross-sectional studies"[TIAB] NOT Medline[SB]) OR "cross-sectional studies"[MeSH Terms] OR (cross [TIAB] AND sectional [TIAB]) |
| 25–36 | Case-control studies, broad search | AND ((case control stud*[TIAB] NOT Medline[SB]) OR "case-control studies"[MeSH Terms] OR case-control stud* [TIAB]) |
| 37–48 | Case-control studies, narrow search | AND (case control stud*[TIAB] OR "case-control studies"[MeSH Terms:noexp] OR "case-control studies"[MAJR]) |
| 49–60 | Cohort Studies, broad search | AND ("cohort studies"[MeSH Terms] OR (cohort[TIAB] AND stud* [TIAB])) |
| 61–72 | Cohort Studies, narrow search | AND ("cohort studies"[MeSH Terms:noexp] OR "cohort studies"[MAJR]) |
| 73–84 | Randomized Controlled Trials, broad search [15] | AND ((clinical[Title/Abstract] AND trial[Title/Abstract]) OR clinical trials[MeSH Terms] OR clinical trial[Publication Type] OR random*[Title/Abstract] OR random allocation[MeSH Terms] OR therapeutic use[MeSH Subheading]) |
| 85–96 | Randomized Controlled Trials, narrow search [15] | AND (randomized controlled trial[Publication Type] OR (randomized[Title/Abstract] AND controlled[Title/Abstract] AND trial[Title/Abstract])) |
| 97–100 | Systematic Reviews [16] | AND systematic[sb] |