Table 2.

Search strategy sample for PubMed

#1	Search Breast Neoplasms[Mesh]
#2	Search (((“Breast Neoplasm”) OR “Breast Cancer”) OR “Breast Carcinoma”) OR “Breast Tumor”
#3	#1 OR #2
	Search (Breast Neoplasms[Mesh]) OR ((((“Breast Neoplasm”) OR “Breast Cancer”) OR “Breast Carcinoma”) OR “Breast Tumor”)
#4	Search “Aromatase Inhibitors”[Mesh]
#5	Search (((((((“Aromatase Inhibitors”) OR AI) OR exemestane) OR anastrozole) OR letrozole) OR Aromasin) OR Arimidex) OR Femara
#6	#4 OR #5
	Search (“Aromatase Inhibitors”[Mesh]) OR ((((((((“Aromatase Inhibitors”) OR AI) OR exemestane) OR anastrozole) OR letrozole) OR Aromasin) OR Arimidex) OR Femara)
#7	Search “Arthralgia”[Mesh]
#8	Search ((((((Arthralgia) OR “Joint Pain”) OR “Joint Stiffness”) OR “Musculoskeletal symptom”) OR AIA) OR AIMSS) OR Arthr*
#9	#7 OR #8
	Search (“Arthralgia”[Mesh]) OR (((((((Arthralgia) OR “Joint Pain”) OR “Joint Stiffness”) OR “Musculoskeletal symptom”) OR AIA) OR AIMSS) OR Arthr*)
#10	Search “Randomized Controlled Trial” [Publication Type]
#11	Search (((“Randomized Controlled Trial”) OR “Randomised Controlled Trial”) OR RCT) OR Random*
#12	#10 OR #11
	Search (“Randomized Controlled Trial” [Publication Type]) OR ((((“Randomized Controlled Trial”) OR “Randomised Controlled Trial”) OR RCT) OR Random*)
#13	#3 AND #6 AND #9 AND #12
	Search (((((Breast Neoplasms[Mesh]) OR ((((“Breast Neoplasm”) OR “Breast Cancer”) OR “Breast Carcinoma”) OR “Breast Tumor”))) AND ((“Aromatase Inhibitors”[Mesh]) OR ((((((((“Aromatase Inhibitors”) OR AI) OR exemestane) OR anastrozole) OR letrozole) OR Aromasin) OR Arimidex) OR Femara))) AND ((“Arthralgia”(Mesh)) OR (((((((Arthralgia) OR “Joint Pain”) OR “Joint Stiffness”) OR “Musculoskeletal symptom”) OR AIA) OR AIMSS) OR Arthr*))) AND ((“Randomized Controlled Trial”[Publication Type]) OR ((((“Randomized Controlled Trial”) OR “Randomised Controlled Trial”) OR RCT) OR Random*))