Search strategy

Unless otherwise stated, search terms were free text terms; exp = exploded MeSH: Medical Subject Heading (Medline medical index term); the dollar sign ($) stands for any character(s); the question mark (?) = substitute for one or no characters; tw = text word; pt = publication type; sh = MeSH: Medical subject heading (MEDLINE medical index term); adj = adjacency. The following MEDLINE search strategy using the OVID database will be adapted for use with the other databases. (1) exp RICKETS/ (2) rickets.tw. (3) rachiti$.tw. (4) exp OSTEOMALACIA/ (5) osteomalac$.tw. (6) exp VITAMIN D Deficiency/ (7) (vitamin$‐D adj defic$).tw. (8) (defic$ adj vitamin$‐D).tw. (9) or/1‐8 (10) exp CALCIUM/ (11) exp Vitamin D/ (12) exp Ergocalciferols/ (13) exp CHOLECALCIFEROL/ (14) (calcium or vitamin$ D).tw. (15) sunlight$.tw. (16) exp SUNLIGHT/ (17) or/10‐16 (18) exp Dietary Supplements/ (19) supplement$.tw. (20) (defic$ or poor$ or poverty or lack$ or limit$).tw. (21) 18 or 19 or 20 (22) 17 and 21 (23) 22 or 9 (24) exp Infant, Newborn/ (25) exp INFANT/ (26) exp CHILD/ (27) (infant$ or newborn$ or child$).tw. (28) or/24‐27 (29) 23 and 28 (30) exp Infant, Premature/ (31) preterm$ or prematur$) adj infant$).tw. (32) 30 or 31 (33) 29 not 32 (34) limit 33 to human