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. 2009 Oct 7;2009(4):CD007190. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007190.pub2

2. Search Strategy for Embase.

Number Search Terms
#1 ('humanimmunodeficiencyvirusinfection'/expOR'humanimmunodeficiencyvirusinfection')OR('human immunodeficiency virus infection'/exp OR 'human immunodeficiency virus infection')) OR (('human immunodeficiency virus infection'/exp OR 'human immunodeficiency virus infection') OR ('human immunodeficiency virus infection'/exp OR 'human immunodeficiency virus infection'))) OR (((('human immunodeficiency virus'/exp OR 'human immunodeficiency virus') OR ('human immunodeficiency virus'/exp OR 'human immunodeficiency virus')) OR (('human immunodeficiency virus'/exp OR 'human immunodeficiency virus') OR ('human immunodeficiency virus'/exp OR 'human immunodeficiency virus')))) OR (((('b cell lymphoma'/exp OR 'b cell lymphoma') OR ('b cell lymphoma'/exp OR 'b cell lymphoma')) OR (('b cell lymphoma'/exp OR 'b cell lymphoma') OR ('b cell lymphoma'/exp OR 'b cell lymphoma')))) OR (hiv:ti OR hiv:ab) OR ('hiv‐1':ti OR 'hiv‐1':ab) OR ('hiv‐2':ti OR 'hiv‐2':ab) OR ('human immunodeficiency virus':ti OR 'human immunodeficiency virus':ab) OR ('human immunedeficiency virus':ti OR 'human immunedeficiency virus':ab) OR ('human immune‐deficiency virus':ti OR 'human immune‐deficiency virus':ab) OR ('human immuno‐deficiency virus':ti OR 'human immuno‐deficiency virus':ab) OR ('acquired immunodeficiency syndrome':ti OR 'acquired immunodeficiency syndrome':ab) OR ('acquired immuno‐deficiency syndrome':ti OR 'acquired immuno‐deficiency syndrome':ab) OR ('acquired immune‐deficiency syndrome':ti OR 'acquired immune‐deficiency syndrome':ab) OR ('acquired immunedeficiency syndrome':ti OR 'acquired immunedeficiency syndrome':ab) AND [1980‐2008]/py
#2 'viral sexually transmitted diseases' OR 'bacterial sexually transmitted diseases'OR (('sexually transmitted disease'/exp OR 'sexually transmitted disease') OR ('sexually transmitted disease'/exp OR 'sexually transmitted disease')) OR (('sexually transmitted diseases'/exp OR 'sexually transmitted diseases') OR ('sexually transmitted diseases'/exp OR 'sexually transmitted diseases')) OR 'sexually transmitted infection'OR 'sexually transmitted infections'OR (('genital ulcer'/exp OR 'genital ulcer') OR ('genital ulcer'/exp OR 'genital ulcer')) OR 'genital ulcer disease' OR 'genital ulcer diseases' OR 'genital ulcers' OR (('venereal disease'/exp OR 'venereal disease') OR ('venereal disease'/exp OR 'venereal disease')) OR 'venereal diseases' OR 'venereal infections' OR (('venereal infection'/exp OR 'venereal infection') OR ('venereal infection'/exp OR 'venereal infection')) AND [1980‐2008]/py
#3 #1 OR #2
#4 ((random*:ti OR random*:ab) OR (factorial*:ti OR factorial*:ab) OR (cross?over*:ti OR cross?over*:ab OR crossover*:ti OR crossover*:ab) OR (placebo*:ti OR placebo*:ab) OR ((doubl*:ti AND blind*:ti) OR (doubl*:ab AND blind*:ab)) OR ((singl*:ti AND blind*:ti) OR (singl*:ab AND blind*:ab)) OR (assign*:ti OR assign*:ab) OR (allocat*:ti OR allocat*:ab) OR (volunteer*:ti OR volunteer*:ab) OR (((('crossover procedure'/exp OR 'crossover procedure') OR ('crossover procedure'/exp OR 'crossover procedure')) OR (('crossover procedure'/exp OR 'crossover procedure') OR ('crossover procedure'/exp OR 'crossover procedure')))) OR (((('double‐blind procedure'/exp OR 'double‐blind procedure') OR ('double‐blind procedure'/exp OR 'double‐blind procedure')) OR (('double‐blind procedure'/exp OR 'double‐blind procedure') OR ('double‐blind procedure'/exp OR 'double‐blind procedure')))) OR (((('single‐blind procedure'/exp OR 'single‐blind procedure') OR ('single‐blind procedure'/exp OR 'single‐blind procedure')) OR (('single‐blind procedure'/exp OR 'single‐blind procedure') OR ('single‐blind procedure'/exp OR 'single‐blind procedure')))) OR (((('randomized controlled trial'/exp OR 'randomized controlled trial') OR ('randomized controlled trial'/exp OR 'randomized controlled trial')) OR (('randomized controlled trial'/exp OR 'randomized controlled trial') OR ('randomized controlled trial'/exp OR 'randomized controlled trial'))))) AND [1980‐2008]/py
#5 ('traditional medicine'/exp OR 'traditional medicine') OR 'native healer' OR 'native healers' OR 'aboriginal healer' OR 'aboriginal healers' OR 'indigenous healer' OR 'indigenous healers' OR ('traditional healer'/exp OR 'traditional healer') OR 'traditional healers' OR 'aboriginal medicine' OR 'indigenous medicine' AND [1980‐2008]/py
#6 #3 AND #4 and #5