Table 3.
Example of search strategy for MEDLINE (OVID SP) up to week 2 of January 2013
| No. | Search strategy |
|---|---|
| 1. |
device.mp. or exp “Equipment and Supplies”/ |
| 2. |
(device* or equipment* or suppl*).mp. [mp = title, abstract, original title, name of substance word, subject heading word, keyword heading word, protocol supplementary concept, rare disease supplementary concept, unique identifier] |
| 3. |
exp Technology, Radiologic/ or exp Technology Assessment, Biomedical/ or exp Fiber Optic Technology/ or exp Educational Technology/ or exp Biomedical Technology/ or technology.mp. or exp “United States Office of Technology Assessment”/ or exp Technology/ or exp Food Technology/ or exp Technology, High-Cost/ or exp Technology Transfer/ or exp “National Center for Health Care Technology (U.S.)”/ or exp Wireless Technology/ or exp Technology, Dental/ or exp Green Chemistry Technology/ or exp Technology, Pharmaceutical/ or exp Remote Sensing Technology/ |
| 4. |
1 or 2 or 3 |
| 5. |
(procure* or purchas* or acqui* or commission* or buy*or order*).mp. [mp = title, abstract, original title, name of substance word, subject heading word, keyword heading word, protocol supplementary concept, rare disease supplementary concept, unique identifier] |
| 6. |
(countr* adj2 (income or poor or poverty or develop* or resource or low* or mid*)).mp. [mp = title, abstract, original title, name of substance word, subject heading word, keyword heading word, protocol supplementary concept, rare disease supplementary concept, unique identifier] |
| 7. |
(third adj2 world).mp. [mp = title, abstract, original title, name of substance word, subject heading word, keyword heading word, protocol supplementary concept, rare disease supplementary concept, unique identifier] |
| 8. |
(emerging adj2 (econom* or market*)).mp. [mp = title, abstract, original title, name of substance word, subject heading word, keyword heading word, protocol supplementary concept, rare disease supplementary concept, unique identifier] |
| 9. |
developing country.mp. or exp Developing Countries/ |
| 10. |
6 or 7 or 8 or 9 |
| 11. | 4 and 5 and 10 |
Conducted last: 28 January 2013, 15:10 (GMT). Number of records identified: 2,297.