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

3. Gateway Search Strategy.

Number Search Terms
#1 (HIVInfections[MeSH]ORHIV[MeSH]ORhiv[tw]ORhiv‐1*[tw]ORhiv‐2*[tw]ORhiv1[tw]ORhiv2[tw]ORhivnfect*[tw] OR human immunodeficiency virus[tw] OR human immunedeficiency virus[tw] OR human immuno‐deficiency virus[tw] OR human immune‐deficiency virus[tw] OR ((human immun*) AND (deficiency virus[tw]))) OR (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome[tw] OR acquired immunedeficiency syndrome[tw] OR acquired immuno‐deficiency syndrome[tw] OR acquired immune‐deficiency syndrome[tw] OR ((acquired immun*) AND (deficiency syndrome[tw])))
#2 (genital ulcer) OR (genital ulcer disease) OR (genital ulcer diseases) OR (genital ulcers) OR (venereal disease) OR (venereal diseases) OR (venereal infections) OR (venereal infection)) OR ((sexually transmitted disease) OR (sexually transmitted diseases) OE sexually transmitted infection) OR (sexually transmitted infections)) OR ((bacterial sexually transmitted disease) OR viral sexually transmitted disease))
#3 #1 OR #2
#4 ((randomized controlled trial [pt] OR controlled clinical trial [pt] OR randomized controlled trials [mh] OR random allocation [mh] OR double‐blind method [mh] OR single‐blind method [mh] OR clinical trial [pt] OR clinical trials [mh] OR ("clinical trial" [tw]) OR ((singl* [tw] OR doubl* [tw] OR trebl* [tw] OR tripl* [tw]) AND (mask* [tw] OR blind* [tw]))) OR (( placebos [mh] OR placebo* [tw] OR random* [tw] OR research design [mh:noexp] OR (comparative study) OR (comparative studies) OR (evaluation studies) OR (evaluation study) OR follow‐up studies [mh] OR prospective studies [mh] OR control* [tw] OR prospectiv* [tw] OR volunteer* [tw]))) NOT (animals [mh] NOT human [mh])
#5 (traditional medicine) OR native healer or native healers or aboriginal healer or aboriginal healers or indigenous healer or indigenous healers or traditional healer OR traditional healers
#6 #3 AND #4 AND #5 Limit: 1980:2008