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

4. AIDSearch Search Strategy.

Number Search Terms
#1 (hivinfections)orhivorhivorhiv‐1*orhiv‐2*orhiv1orhiv2or(hivinfect*)or(humanimmunodeficiencyvirus)or(human immunedeficiency virus) or (human immuno‐deficiency virus) or (human immune‐deficiency virus) or ((human immun*) and (deficiency virus)) or (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) or (acquired immunedeficiency syndrome) or (acquired immuno‐deficiency syndrome) or (acquired immune‐deficiency syndrome) or ((acquired immun*) and (deficiency syndrome)) or (sexually transmitted diseases, viral)
#2 (viral sexually transmitted diseases) or (bacterial sexually transmitted diseases) or (sexually transmitted disease) or (sexually transmitted diseases) or (sexually transmitted infection) or (sexually transmitted infections) or (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)
#3 #1 OR #2
#4 ((randomized controlled trial) or (controlled clinical trial) or (randomized controlled trials) or (random allocation) or (double‐blind method) or (single‐blind method) or (clinical trial) or (clinical trials) or ("clinical trial") or ((singl* or doubl* or trebl* or tripl* and (mask*  or blind* )) or  placebos  or placebo* or random* or (comparative study) or (evaluation studies) or (follow‐up studies) or (prospective studies) or control* or prospectiv* or volunteer*)) not (animals  not human )
#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 AND PY>=1980