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. 2021 Feb 4;2:13. doi: 10.1186/s43058-021-00110-3

Table 2.

Search strategy used in Web of Science

Field labels
• TS/Topic = title, abstract, author keywords and Keywords Plus
• NEAR/x = within x words, regardless of order
• * = truncation of word for alternate endings
#1 TOPIC: (((abandon* OR contradict* OR deadopt* OR ”de-adopt*” OR disadopt* OR ”dis-adopt*” OR decommission* OR ”de-commission*” OR deimplement* OR ”de-implement*” OR delist* OR ”de-list*” OR disinvest* OR ”dis-invest” OR deprescript* OR deprescrib* OR divest* OR inapprop* OR ineffective* OR ”low-value” OR obsole* OR outmoded OR overuse OR reallocate* OR reassess* OR ”re-assess*” OR refute* OR refuting OR ”re-invest*” OR ”medical revers*” OR supersed* OR unlearn*) NEAR/3 (care OR clinic* OR device* OR drug OR drugs OR evidence* OR health OR healthcare OR medical OR medication* OR prescrib* OR procedur* OR technolog* OR therap* OR treat*)))
#2 (((chang* or discontinu* or ”dis-continu*” or decreas* or declin* or drop or reduc* or withdraw*) NEAR/1 ("use" or practice) NEAR/3 (care or clinic* or device* or drug or drugs or evidence* or health or healthcare or medical or medication* or prescrib* or procedur* or technolog* or therap* or treat*)))

#3 TS=("choosing wisely" or "priority setting") AND TS=(care or clinic* or device* or drug or drugs or evidence* or health or healthcare or medical or medication* or prescrib* or procedur* or technolog* or therap* or treat*)

#4 #3 OR #2 OR #1

#5 ((abandon* OR contradict* OR deadopt* OR ”de-adopt*” OR disadopt* OR ”dis-adopt*”
OR decommission* OR ”de-commission*” OR deimplement* OR ”de-implement*” OR delist* OR ”de-list*” OR disinvest* OR ”dis-invest” OR discontinu* OR ”dis-continu*” OR deprescipt* OR deprescrib* OR divest* OR inapprop* OR ineffective* OR ”low-value” OR obsole* OR outmoded OR overuse OR reallocate* OR reassess* OR ”re-assess*” OR refute* OR refuting OR ”re-invest*” OR ”medical revers*” OR supersed* OR unlearn* OR withdraw*) NEAR/3 (factor* OR barrier* OR engag* OR ”evidence-based” OR facilitat* OR determinant* OR predict* OR model* OR framework* OR intervent* OR policy OR policies OR ”practice pattern*” OR program* OR strateg* OR tool*))
#6 #5 AND #4
Refined by: LANGUAGES: ( ENGLISH )