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Table 1 Example search strategy - Medline Ovid

From: Take-home naloxone programs for suspected opioid overdose in community settings: a scoping umbrella review

Database(s): Ovid MEDLINE(R) and Epub Ahead of Print, In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations, Daily and Versions(R) 1946 to April 03, 2020

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Searches

Results

1

Naloxone/

18,648

2

(naloxon* or narcan*).mp. [mp = title, abstract, original title, name of substance word, subject heading word, floating sub-heading word, keyword heading word, organism supplementary concept word, protocol supplementary concept word, rare disease supplementary concept word, unique identifier, synonyms]

27,182

3

Drug Overdose/

11,165

4

overdos*.mp. [mp = title, abstract, original title, name of substance word, subject heading word, floating sub-heading word, keyword heading word, organism supplementary concept word, protocol supplementary concept word, rare disease supplementary concept word, unique identifier, synonyms]

24,133

5

1 or 2

27,182

6

3 or 4

24,133

7

5 and 6

1550

8

limit 7 to (english or french)

1527