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Table 1 Medline electronic search strategy

From: Effects of micronutrient fortified milk and cereal food for infants and children: a systematic review

Step

Search Medline 1

Search Medline 2

Search Medline 3

1

"Infant Formula"[MeSH]a OR "Milk"[MeSH]

"economics"[MeSH]

nutrition disorders[MeSH]

2

fortif*[TIAB]b

"micronutrients"[MeSH]

child* OR infant* OR toddl*[TIAB]

3

1 AND 2

"Nutrition Disorders"[MeSH]

"cost*"[TIAB] OR "economics"[MeSH]

4

"Cereals"[MeSH]

1 AND 2 AND3

1 AND 2 AND 3

5

fortif*[TIAB]

"cost*"[TIAB]

"india*"[TIAB] OR "pakistan*"[TIAB] OR "philippine*"[TIAB] OR "asia*"[TIAB] OR "africa*"[TIAB]

6

4 AND 5

"micronutrients"[MeSH]

4 AND 5

7

3 OR 6

"nutrition disorders"[MeSH]

 

8

child*[TIAB] OR infant*[TIAB] OR toddler*[TIAB]

5 AND 6 AND 7

 

9

7 AND 8

4 OR 8

 
  1. Three Medline searches were performed and retrieved references were cumulated. As this review was part of a larger project that evaluates the economic effects of micronutrient fortification as well, we included also search terms such as “cost” and “economics”.
  2. a MeSH: Medical Subject Heading.
  3. bTIAB: Title/Abstract.