Table 1.
MEDLINE search strategy, August 6, 2016
| Number | Search terms | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Constipation | 20,452 |
| 2 | Fecal incontinence | 9493 |
| 3 | Faecal incontinence | 1578 |
| 4 | Elimination disorder* | 66 |
| 5 | Dysfunctional elimination syndrome | 46 |
| 6 | Encopresis | 793 |
| 7 | Toileting | 687 |
| 8 | Stool toileting refusal | 15 |
| 9 | Soiling | 1426 |
| 10 | Defecation | 9591 |
| 11 | 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 or 9 or 10 | 36,433 |
| 12 | Behaviour | 139,611 |
| 13 | Behavior | 833,960 |
| 14 | 12 or 13 | 934,250 |
| 15 | 11 and 14 | 2516 |
| 16 | Limit 15 to humans | 1555 |
| 17 | Limit 16 to “all child (0 to 18 years)” | 707 |
| 18 | Limit 17 to (English or French or Spanish) | 655 |