Table 1.
Example of a search strategy for MEDLINE
| Search history |
|---|
| Evidence Services | library.nhs.uk |
| 1. MEDLINE; exp DEGLUTITION/OR exp DEGLUTITION DISORDERS/; 47,421 results. |
| 2. MEDLINE; (deglutition OR swallow* OR dysphagi*).ti,ab; 36,529 results. |
| 3. MEDLINE; exp HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS/; 246,253 results. |
| 4. MEDLINE; (‘head and neck’ OR otorhinolaryng* OR ‘head neck’ OR ‘head-neck’ OR oral OR oropharyn* OR hypopharyn* OR laryn* OR nasopharyn* OR pharyn* OR throat OR mouth OR HNSCC OR SCCHN).ti,ab; 658,144 results. |
| 5. MEDLINE; (cancer* OR carcinoma* OR neoplas* OR tumor* OR tumour* OR malignan* OR SCCA).ti,ab; 2,319,509 results. |
| 6. MEDLINE; exp REHABILITATION/; 153,977 results. |
| 7. MEDLINE; exp BEHAVIOR/; 1,232,359 results. |
| 8. MEDLINE; (therap* OR rehabilitation OR exercise* OR behav* OR "swallowing training").ti,ab; 2,913,323 results. 9. MEDLINE; 1 OR 2; 67,740 results. |
| 10. MEDLINE; 4 AND 5; 143,824 results. |
| 11. MEDLINE; 3 OR 10; 310,277 results. |
| 12. MEDLINE; 6 OR 7 OR 8; 3,852,180 results. |
| 13. MEDLINE; 9 AND 11 AND 12; 3060 results. |
| 14. MEDLINE; 13 [Limit to: (Publication Types Clinical Trial, All or Systematic Reviews)]; 258 results. |
| 15. MEDLINE; (esophag* OR oesophag* OR brain).ti; 345,597 results. |
| 16. MEDLINE; *ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS/; 32,758 results. |
| 17. MEDLINE; 15 OR 16; 349,564 results. |
| 18. MEDLINE; 14 not 17 [Limit to: (Publication Types Clinical Trial, All or Systematic Reviews)]; 151 results. |
| 19. MEDLINE; 18 [Limit to: English Language and (Publication Types Clinical Trial, All or Systematic Reviews)]; 140 results. |
| 20. MEDLINE; (rehabilitation OR exercise* OR behav* OR "swallowing training").ti,ab; 1,125,728 results. |
| 21. MEDLINE; exp EXERCISE THERAPY/; 31,541 results. |
| 22. MEDLINE; exp BEHAVIOR/ OR exp REHABILITATION/; 1,355,478 results. |
| 23. MEDLINE; 20 OR 21 OR 22; 2,136,331 results. |
| 24. MEDLINE; 9 AND 11 AND 23; 1096 results. |
| 25. MEDLINE; 24 [Limit to: English Language and (Publication Types Clinical Trial, All or Systematic Reviews)]; 101 results. |
| 26. MEDLINE; 25 not 17 [Limit to: English Language and (Publication Types Clinical Trial, All or Systematic Reviews)]; 90 results. |