Exact Search Strings

Debra J Holden; Russell Harris; Deborah S Porterfield; Daniel E Jonas; Laura C Morgan; Daniel Reuland; Michael Gilchrist; Meera Viswanathan; Kathleen N Lohr; Brieanne Lyda-McDonald

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Appendix AExact Search Strings

Publication Details

Colorectal Cancer Search Strategy

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Total PUBMED = 2265

Cochrane Reviews = 7 = 6 New

Cochrane Central Trials Registry = 138 = 38 New

Total Unduplicated Database = 2309

Update Search Strategy (September 21^st 2009)

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Total PUBMED = 124

Cochrane Reviews = 2 = 2 New

Cochrane Central Trials Registry = 19 = New 14

Total Unduplicated Database = 140

Publication Details

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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US), Rockville (MD)

NLM Citation

Holden DJ, Harris R, Porterfield DS, et al. Enhancing the Use and Quality of Colorectal Cancer Screening. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2010 Feb. (Evidence Reports/Technology Assessments, No. 190.) Appendix A, Exact Search Strings.

#1	Search “Colorectal Neoplasms” [MeSH] OR “Mass Screening”[Majr]	154648
#2	Search ((“Colonoscopy”[Mesh] OR “Colonography, Computed Tomographic”[Mesh])) OR “Sigmoidoscopes”[Mesh] OR “stool test” OR “fecal immunochemical testing” OR (FIT AND fecal) OR fobt OR fobt OR occult blood OR “DNA Stool”	26681
#3	Search “Polyps”[Mesh] AND “Biopsy”[Mesh]	967
#4	Search #2 OR #3	27451
#5	Search #1 AND #4	9033
#6	Search #1 AND #4 Limits: Publication Date from 1998, Humans, English	4660
#7	Search #1 AND #4 Limits: Publication Date from 1998, Humans, Review, English	705
#8	Search (“Randomized Controlled Trials” [MeSH] OR ”Randomized Controlled Trial” [Publication Type]) OR ”Single-Blind Method” [MeSH] OR ”Double-Blind Method” [MeSH] OR ”Random Allocation” [MeSH]	336385
#9	Search #6 AND #8	263
#10	Search (”Case-Control Studies” [MeSH] OR ”Cohort Studies” [MeSH] OR ”Epidemiologic Studies” [MeSH] OR ”Cross-Sectional Studies” [MeSH] OR ”Organizational Case Studies” [MeSH] OR ”Cross-Over Studies” [MeSH] OR ”Follow-Up Studies” [MeSH] OR ”Seroepidemiologic Studies” [MeSH] OR ”Multicenter Studies” [MeSH] OR ”Evaluation Studies” [MeSH]) OR Longitudinal Studies OR observational studies	1150609
#11	Search #6 AND #10	1340
#12	Search #7 OR #9 OR #11	2150
#13	Search (”Colorectal Neoplasms/diagnosis” [Majr] OR ”Colorectal Neoplasms/prevention and control” [Majr])	29131
#14	Search ”Mass Screening” [Majr]	48233
#15	Search #13 AND #14	2175
#16	Search #15 NOT #12	1752
#17	Search #15 NOT #12 Limits: Publication Date from 1998, Humans, English	1019
#19	Search ”United States” [Mesh] OR United States Limits: Publication Date from 1998, Humans, English	676580
#20	Search #17 AND #19 Limits: Publication Date from 1998, Humans, English	399
#21	Search #4 NOT #12	25301
#22	Search #15 AND #21	1128
#23	Search #15 AND #21 Limits: Publication Date from 1998, Humans, English	591
#25	Search #19 AND #23	211

#1	Search ”Colorectal Neoplasms” [MeSH] OR ”Mass Screening” [Majr]	158767
#2	Search ((”Colonoscopy” [Mesh] OR ”Colonography, Computed Tomographic” [Mesh])) OR ”Sigmoidoscopes” [Mesh] OR ”stool test” OR ”fecal immunochemical testing” OR (FIT AND fecal) OR fobt OR fobt OR occult blood OR ”DNA Stool”	27659
#3	Search ”Polyps” [Mesh] AND ”Biopsy” [Mesh]	987
#4	Search #2 OR #3	28442
#5	Search #1 AND #4	9346
#6	Search #1 AND #4 Limits: Entrez Date from 2009, Humans, English	277
#7	Search #1 AND #4 Limits: Entrez Date from 2009, Humans, Review, English	29
#8	Search (”Randomized Controlled Trials” [MeSH] OR ”Randomized Controlled Trial” [Publication Type]) OR ”Single-Blind Method” [MeSH] OR ”Double-Blind Method” [MeSH] OR ”Random Allocation” [MeSH]	346335
#9	Search #6 AND #8	21
#10	Search (”Case-Control Studies” [MeSH] OR ”Cohort Studies” [MeSH] OR ”Epidemiologic Studies” [MeSH] OR ”Cross-Sectional Studies” [MeSH] OR ”Organizational Case Studies” [MeSH] OR ”Cross-Over Studies” [MeSH] OR ”Follow-Up Studies” [MeSH] OR ”Seroepidemiologic Studies” [MeSH] OR ”Multicenter Studies” [MeSH] OR ”Evaluation Studies” [MeSH]) OR Longitudinal Studies OR observational studies	1192822
#11	Search #6 AND #10	77
#12	Search #7 OR #9 OR #11	118
#13	Search (”Colorectal Neoplasms/diagnosis” [Majr] OR ”Colorectal Neoplasms/prevention and control” [Majr])	30104
#14	Search ”Mass Screening” [Majr]	49616
#15	Search #13 AND #14	2272
#16	Search #15 NOT #12	2250
#17	Search #15 NOT #12 Limits: Entrez Date from 2009, Humans, English	67
#18	Search ”United States” [Mesh] OR United States	2377508
#19	Search #17 AND #18	20
#20	Search #4 NOT #12	28324
#21	Search #15 AND #20	1592
#22	Search #15 AND #20 Limits: Entrez Date from 2009, Humans, English	32
#23	Search #18 AND #22	6

Appendix AExact Search Strings

Colorectal Cancer Search Strategy

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Update Search Strategy (September 21st 2009)

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Publication Details

Copyright

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NLM Citation

Update Search Strategy (September 21^st 2009)