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Published in final edited form as: J Immigr Minor Health. 2013 Aug;15(4):817–828. doi: 10.1007/s10903-012-9661-z

Table 1.

Search strategy in EMBASE database utilizing Embase.com interface

Last updated 7/22/2010 Total citations downloaded 678
#1 ‘plant medicinal product’/exp OR ‘medicinal plant’/exp OR ‘herbaceous agent’/exp OR ‘herbal medicine’/exp OR ‘phytotherapy’/exp OR ‘ayurvedic drug’/exp OR ‘chinese herb’/exp OR ‘plant product’/exp	1,033,248
#2 ‘african american’/exp OR ‘asian american’/exp OR ‘american indian’/exp OR ‘native american medicine’/exp OR ‘hispanic’/exp OR (‘ethnic and racial groups’/exp AND ‘united states’/exp)	64,844
#3 #1 AND #2	1,769
#4 #1 AND #2 AND ([adult]/lim OR [aged]/lim) AND [humans]/lim AND [english]/lim AND [1-1-1990]/sd	762
#5 ‘pregnancy’/exp	512,837
#4 NOT #5	740
#7 #4 NOT #5 AND ([controlled clinical trial]/lim OR [randomized controlled trial]/lim)	62
#8 #6 NOT #7	678