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. 2015 Nov 14;18(2):85–88. doi: 10.1111/jch.12732

Table 1.

Medline (Ovid) Search Strategya

Step Search
1 Exp Sodium Glutamate
2 (monosodium glutamate or msg).tw,kw
3 Exp Sodium Chloride/
4 (salt or sodium).tw,kw
5 1 or 2 or 3 or 4
6 Exp Diet
7 (diet or food or intake).tw,kw
8 6 or 7
9 5 and 8
10 Exp Sodium, Dietary
11 Exp Diet, Sodium‐Restricted
12 9 or 10 or 11
13 Limit 12 to animals
14 Limit 12 to (animals and humans)
15 13 not 14
16 12 not 15
17 Limit 16 to English language
18 Limit 17 to year = “2009–Current”
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The search was modified to include the kw field code to all text word searches and added sodium intake and NaCl as MeSH terms the week of July 26, 2015.