Database name |
Embase Classic + Embase |
Database platform |
OvidSP |
Dates of database coverage |
1947 to 28 January 2020 |
Date searched |
25 February 2020 |
Searched by |
KP |
Number of results |
482 |
EndNote import order |
2 |
Number of results once duplicates removed |
378 |
Search strategy notes |
Search lines ending in a ‘/’ are subject heading searches.
Search lines beginning ‘exp’ are exploded subject heading searches.
Search lines ending in .ti,ab,kw,dy. search in the title, abstract, author keywords and drug registry number fields only.
Search lines ending in .ti,ab. search in the title and abstract fields only.
Search lines ending in .ab. search in the abstract field only.
Search lines ending in .ti. search in the title field only.
Search lines ending in.pt. search in the publication type field.
or/x‐y combines search sets in the range x‐y with Boolean operator OR.
* is used for truncation of words.
? is used for optional wildcards.
adjn searches for words within n words of each other.
$n searches for words with 0‐n letters after the $. |
Edits from 2017 search strategies |
Edited search terms:
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