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. 2013 May 3;3(5):e002224. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002224

Table 1.

Search strategy for scientific publication on access to medicines in Latin America and Caribbean syntax by database, 2000–2010

Database Search strategy syntax Note
MEDLINE (“pharmaceutical preparations”[MeSH Terms] OR “drugs, essential”[MeSH Terms] OR “drugs, generic”MeSH Terms]) AND (“health services accessibility”[MeSH Terms] OR “health policy”[MeSH Terms]) AND (“humans”[MeSH Terms] AND (English[lang] OR Spanish[lang] OR Portuguese[lang]) AND (“2000/01/01”[PDAT]: “2010/09/30”[PDAT])) AND (“humans”[MeSH Terms] AND (English[lang] OR Spanish[lang] OR Portuguese[lang]) AND (“2000/01/01”[PDAT]: “2010/09/30”[PDAT])) Thesaurus exists. These terms were identified with the support of an expert on bibliography search strategy
Lilacs Portuguese
((Preparações Farmacêuticas) OR (Medicamentos Essenciais) OR (Medicamentos Genéricos)) AND ((Acesso aos serviços de saúde) OR (Política de Saúde)) em assunto (search for Mesh/Desc terms)
Spanish
((Preparaciones Farmacéuticas) OR (Medicamentos Esenciales) OR (Medicamentos Genéricos)) AND ((Accesibilidad de los Servicios de Salud) OR (Política de Salud))
English
((Pharmaceutical Preparations) OR (Drugs, Essential) OR (Drugs, Generic)) AND ((Health Services Accessibility) OR (Health Policy))
Scopus (TITLE-ABS-KEY(“access to medicines” OR “medicines price” OR “rational use of medicine” OR “medicines affordability” OR “affordability of medicines” OR “accessibility of medicines” OR “medicines accessibility” OR “medicines financing” OR “availability of medicines” OR “medicines availability”) AND SUBJAREA(mult OR agri OR bioc OR immu OR neur OR phar OR mult OR medi OR nurs OR vete OR dent OR heal OR mult OR arts OR busi OR deci OR econ OR psyc OR soci) AND PUBYEAR AFT 1999 AND PUBYEAR BEF 2011) Thesaurus does not exist
These terms came from the guiding template proposed by AHPSR, 201218
ISI Topic=(access to medicines OR “medicines price” OR “rational use of medicines” OR “medicines affordability” OR “affordability of medicines” OR “accessibility of medicines” OR “medicines accessibility” OR “medicines financing” OR “availability of medicines” OR “medicines availability”)
Refined by: languages=(ENGLISH OR PORTUGUESE OR SPANISH) AND Publication Years=(2010 OR 2003 OR 2009 OR 2004 OR 2008 OR 2001 OR 2007 OR 2000 OR 2006 OR 2005)