Table 1.

Search terms by databases searched

Database	Search strategy
MEDLINE	exp Disabled Children/or exp Disabled Persons/ exp Sensation Disorders/or exp Learning Disorders/ exp Physical Impairment/ ICF-CY.mp. or international classification of function.mp. exp Disability Evaluation/ child rights.mp. or exp Human Rights/ disability rights.mp. 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 exp Developing Countries/ 8 AND 9 limit 10 to (yr="1990 - 2009" and ("infant (1 to 23 months)" or "preschool child (2 to 5 years)" or "child (6 to 12 years)" or "adolescent (13 to 18 years)"))
EMBASE	exp Handicapped Child/ exp Sensory Dysfunction/ exp Intellectual Impairment/or exp Hearing Impairment/ exp Disability/or exp Physical Disability/or exp Mental Deficiency/ exp Functional Assessment/or exp "International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health"/or exp Classification/or ICF-CY.mp. exp Human Rights/or child rights.mp. disability rights.mp. 6 or 7 or 4 or 1 or 5 or 3 or 2 exp Developing Country/or low-income countries.mp. 9 and 8 limit 10 to (yr="1990 - 2009" and (infant < to one year > or preschool child <1 to 6 years > or school child <7 to 12 years > or adolescent < 13 to 17 years >))
PUBMED	("developing countries"[MeSH Major Topic]) AND ((("sensation disorders"[MeSH Major Topic]) OR ("mental retardation"[MeSH Major Topic])) OR ("disabled children"[MeSH Major Topic])) Limits: Infant: 1-23 months, Preschool Child: 2-5 years, Child: 6-12 years, Adolescent: 13-18 years
VHL/POPLINE/Google Scholar	("disabled children" OR "disability" OR "ICF-CY") AND ("developing countries")
CSA (PsycInfo, ASSIA)	KW = ((disabled children) or ICF-CY or (disability rights)) or KW = ((sensation disorders) or (sensory impairment) or (mental retardation)) KW = ((developing countries) or (low - income countries) or (poor countries)) or KW = ((latin american countries) or (south east asian countries) or (south american countries)) or KW = ((african south of sahara) or (subsaharan african countries) or (low middle - income countries)) 1 AND 2