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. 2015 Mar 1;15(7):1–43.

Table 1C:

Cochrane database search strategy and results. Database(s): Cochrane Library databases, December, 2013: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Methodology Register, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, Health Technology Assessment, NHS Economic Evaluation Database

ID Search Hits Description
#1 MeSH descriptor: [Stroke] explode all trees 4580 Stroke Terms
#2 MeSH descriptor: [Brain Ischemia] explode all trees 2076  
#3 MeSH descriptor: [Intracranial Hemorrhages] explode all trees 1209  
#4 stroke or tia or transient ischemic attack or cerebrovascular apoplexy or cerebrovascular accident or cerebrovascular infarct or brain infarct or CVA or (brain adj2 isch?emia) or (cerebral adj2 isch?emia) or (intracranial adj2 hemorrhag) or (brain adj2 hemorrhag):ti,ab,kw (Word variations have been searched) 20421  
#5 #1 or #2 or #3 or #4 21681  
#6 MeSH descriptor: [Rehabilitation] explode all trees 13131 Rehabilitation Terms
#7 MeSH descriptor: [Rehabilitation Nursing] explode all trees 37  
#8 MeSH descriptor: [Rehabilitation Centers] explode all trees 538  
#9 MeSH descriptor: [Physical Therapy Modalities] explode all trees 13680  
#10 MeSH descriptor: [Stroke] explode all trees and with qualifiers: [Rehabilitation – RH] 1072  
#11 rehabilitat or habilitat or movement therap or physiotherap or physical therap or exercis or occupational therap or mobilization or mobilisation or strength train:ti,ab,kw (Word variations have been searched) 53776  
#12 #6 or #7 or #8 or #8 or #9 or #10 or #11 63029  
#13 MeSH descriptor: [Time] explode all trees 50534 Time to Treatment Terms
#14 (time or interval or intens or duration or augment or dose-response or dose or dosing or dosage or frequency or enhance or amount or quantit) adj4 (rehabilitat or habilitat or movement therap or physiotherap or physical therap or exercis or occupational therap or mobilization or mobilisation or strength train):ti,ab,kw (Word variations have been searched) 0  
#15 #13 or #14 50534  
#16 MeSH descriptor: [Economics] this term only 53 Economic Evaluation Filter: EMBASE G filter AND NHS EED filter; best optimization of sensitivity and precision from Glanville and colleagues
#17 MeSH descriptor: [Costs and Cost Analysis] explode all trees 20621  
#18 MeSH descriptor: [Economics, Dental] this term only 3  
#19 MeSH descriptor: [Economics, Hospital] explode all trees 1501  
#20 MeSH descriptor: [Economics, Medical] this term only 36  
#21 MeSH descriptor: [Economics, Nursing] this term only 15  
#22 MeSH descriptor: [Economics, Pharmaceutical] this term only 225  
#23 (economic or cost or costs or costly or costing or price or prices or pricing or pharmacoeconomic) or (expenditure not energy) or (value near/1 money) or budget:ti,ab,kw (Word variations have been searched) 38910  
#24 #16 or #17 or #18 or #19 or #20 or #21 or #22 or #23 38988  
#25 ((energy or oxygen) near cost) or (metabolic near cost) or ((energy or oxygen) near expenditure):ti,ab,kw (Word variations have been searched) 1976  
#26 #24 not #25 38539  
#27 letter or editorial or historical article:pt (Word variations have been searched) 5894  
#28 #26 not #27 38459  
#29 MeSH descriptor: [Animals] explode all trees 6334  
#30 MeSH descriptor: [Humans] explode all trees 1080  
#31 #29 not (#29 and #30) 5254  
#32 #28 not #31 38300  
#33 #5 and #12 and #15 and #32 18  

Data sources: Glanville et al (26)