Table 1 Databases, search terms, and records returned [as of 24 May 2021]
From: A historical overview of legislated alcohol policy in the Northern Territory of Australia: 1979–2021
Order of search | Electronic database | Range of disciplines | Search terms | No. of records returned | No. of records retained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | PubMed | Medicine, nursing, toxicology, nutrition, life sciences, and more | (alcohol[Title/Abstract]) AND (policy[Title/Abstract] OR intervention[Title/Abstract] OR program[Title/Abstract])) AND (“Northern Territory”[Title/Abstract] OR “central Australia”[Title/Abstract] OR “Top End”[Title/Abstract]) | 43 | 16 (26 did not meet inclusion criteria; 1 duplicate) |
2 | PsycINFO | Psychology and related disciplines (e.g., medicine, neuroscience, and nursing) | AB alcohol AND AB (policy OR intervention OR program) AND AB “northern territory” OR AB “top end” OR AB “central Australia” | 139 | 4 (124 did not meet inclusion criteria; 11 duplicates) |
3 | Scopus | Chemical and biological sciences, medical and health sciences, physical sciences, psychology, law, economics, human society, education and policy | ABS (alcohol) AND ABS (policy OR program OR intervention) AND ABS (“Northern Territory”) OR ABS (“Top End”) OR ABS (“Central Australia”) | 66 | 4 (53 did not meet inclusion criteria; 11 duplicates) |
4 | SAGE Journals | 450 journal titles in business, humanities, social sciences and science, technology and medicine | [Abstract alcohol] AND [Abstract policy] AND [Abstract “northern territory”] | 8 | 1 (3 did not meet inclusion criteria; 4 duplicates) |
5 | NT DoH Publications Collection | A digital repository for managing and storing publications produced by NT DoH | Alcohol | 250 | 9; one record included 2 reports totalling 10 documents (236 did not meet inclusion criteria; 5 duplicates) |