Table 2 Search strategies and number of hits for healthcare financing in Egypt in different databases
From: Healthcare financing in Egypt: a systematic literature review.
Source no. | Search area | Search | Date of search | Number of hits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PubMed (Medline) | ||||
#1 | Combined search | ((((Egypt[Title/Abstract]) AND ((health[Title/Abstract] OR medica*[Title/Abstract] OR medici*[Title/Abstract]OR pharmaceu*[Title/Abstract]))) AND ((finan*[Title/Abstract] OR budget[Title/Abstract] OR expen*[Title/Abstract]))) AND (“2009/12/05”[Date - Publication] : “3000”[Date - Publication])) | 5/12/2019 | 76 |
SCOPUS | ||||
#1 | Combined search | (TITLE-ABS-KEY (Egypt) AND TITLE-ABS-KEY (health OR medic* OR pharmac* ) AND TITLE-ABS-KEY ( financ* OR budget OR expen* ) ) AND PUBYEAR > 2008 | 5/12/2019 | 236 |
ISPOR | ||||
#1 | Scientific presentations database | Egypt AND (health OR medic* OR pharmac*) AND (financ* OR budget OR expen*) Note: in topics Health Policy & Regulatory OR Health Technology Assessment | 5/12/2019 | 23 |
Total | 335 | |||
Google search engine | “Egypt” and Health care and finan* filetype:pdf | 08/12/2019 | 7,700,000 (First 100 were screened) # | |