Identifying studies -search
No. 8
Task: Present the full electronic search strategy for at least one database, including any limits used, such that it could be repeated.
Text: Search strategy for MEDLINE
- random$.af.
- ((singl$ or doubl$ or trebl$ or tripl$) adj (blind$ or mask$)).af.
- (phase III or phase 3 or phase IV or phase 4).af.
- controlled clinical trial$.af.
- placebo$.af.
- (meta?analys$ or (meta adj1 analys$)).af.
- 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6
- exp breast neoplasms/
- (breast$ adj5 (neoplas$ or carcinom$ or cancer$ or tumor$ or tumour$)).af.
- (advanced or metastatic or inoperable).ti.
- locally advanced.af. or (neoadjuvant or adjuvant or early or operable).ti.
- 10 not 11
- (8 or 9) not 12
- 7 and 13
- Human$/
- Animal$/
- 16 not (15 and 16)
- 14 not 17
- 18