Table 2.
Study disposition using our search strategy
| Search | Result: number of articles |
|---|---|
| #1 Scleroderma OR ‘systemic sclerosis’ | 19 818 |
| #2 Skin | 533 846 |
| #3 (Random OR randomized OR tria) OR double-blind OR single-blind | 1 037 188 |
| #4 ((#1) AND #2) AND #3 | 370 |
| #5 ((#1) AND #2) AND #3 Limits: Publication Date from 1 January 2009 to 1 March 2011 | 61 |
| #6 Skin | 339 |
| #7 ((#1) AND #2) AND #6 | 204 |
| #8 ((#1) AND #2) AND #6 Limits: Publication Date from 1 January 2009 to 1 March 2011 | 74 |
| #9 Used Durometre | 86 |
| #10 ((#1) AND #2) AND #9 | 13 |
| #11 ((#1) AND #2) AND #9 Limits: Publication Date from 1 January 2009 to 1 March 2011 | 1 |
| #12 Used US | 354 854 |
| #13 ((#1) AND #2) AND #12 | 139 |
| #14 ((#1) AND #2) AND #12 Limits: Publication Date from 1 January 2009 to 1 March 2011 | 21 |
| #15 Used Plicometry | 10 |
| #16 ((#1) AND #2) AND #15 Limits: Publication Date from 1 January 2009 to 1 March 2011 | 0 |
| #17 Used HAQ | 2423 |
| #18 ((#1) AND #2) AND #17 | 44 |
| #19 ((#1) AND #2) AND #18 Limits: Publication Date from 1 January 2009 to 1 March 2011 | 13 |
| #20 Used survival OR mortality | 1 071 107 |
| #21 ((#1) AND #2) AND #20 | 281 |
| #22 ((#1) AND #2) AND #21 Limits: Publication Date from 1 January 2009 to 1 March 2011 | 41 |
| #23 Included gender OR ethnicity OR ethnic | 305 517 |
| #24 ((#1) AND #2) AND #23 | 62 |
| #25 ((#1) AND #2) AND #24 Limits: Publication Date from 1 January 2009 to 1 March 2011 | 21 |