Table 1.
Search strategy.
| # | Searches | Results |
|---|---|---|
| MEDLINE | ||
| 1 | Exp chronic pain/ | 9400 |
| 2 | Exp fibromyalgia/ | 7898 |
| 3 | 1 or 2 | 16903 |
| 4 | Exp risk factors/ | 730540 |
| 5 | Exp child/ | 1810174 |
| 6 | Exp adolescent/ | 1905521 |
| 7 | Exp young adult/ | 646590 |
| 8 | 5 or 6 or 7 | 3134864 |
| 9 | 3 and 4 and 8 | 240 |
| 10 | Limit 9 to English language | 230 |
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| EMBASE | ||
| 1 | Exp chronic pain/ | 48537 |
| 2 | Exp fibromyalgia/ | 17126 |
| 3 | 1 or 2 | 62529 |
| 4 | Exp risk factor/ | 837344 |
| 5 | Child/ | 1681331 |
| 6 | Adolescent/ | 1453055 |
| 7 | Exp young adult/ | 200970 |
| 8 | 5 or 6 or 7 | 2611330 |
| 9 | 3 and 4 and 8 | 255 |
| 10 | Limit 9 to English language | 245 |
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| Initial number of articles | 475 | |
| After excluding duplicate articles | 382 | |
| After excluding irrelevant articles | 106 | |
| Final number of articles | 106 | |