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Table 3 Search strategy

From: A protocol for a systematic review of the effectiveness of interventions to reduce exposure to lead through consumer products and drinking water

Exposure/outcome

Intermediary agent

Intervention

‘Blood lead level’

Product

Reduction*

‘blood lead’

Products

Reduce*

‘BLL’

Production

Control

‘B-Pb’

‘consumer product*’

Intervent*

Lead [MeSH]

Can

Regulat*

‘Pb’

Cans

Legislat*

‘Lead poison*’

Jewellery

Politic*

‘Lead poisoning’ [MeSH]

Jewelry

Policy

‘Lead intoxication’

Toy*

Policies

‘Lead toxicity’

Candy

Government*

Plumbism

Candies

‘government regulation’ [MeSH]

Saturnism

Alcohol

Guideline [MeSH]

‘colicapictonum’

Alcoholic

Educat*

‘lead sulphide’

‘ceramic ware’

‘health warning*’

‘lead sulfide’

Glaze*

Inform*

‘lead chloride’

Potter*

‘lead chromate’

Earthenware*

‘lead oxide’

Glass*

‘lead nitrate’

Dish*

‘lead acetate’

Batter*

‘Lead expos*’

Accumulator*

‘Lead hazard*’

Cosmetic*

‘Lead pollut*’

Lipstick*

Lead poisoning/prevention & control*

Lip gloss

Kohl

‘eye shadow’

Ayurved*

‘traditional medic*’

Alternative medicine

Alternative remedy

Ethnic medicine

Ethnic remedy

Complementary medicine

Herb

Herbal

Spice

Spices

Surma

Sindoor

Water

Filter*

‘water supply’

‘reverse osmosis’

‘drinking water’

Absorbing

Pipe

Absorb

Pipes

Absorption

Tap

Taps

Remov*

Engineer*

Additive*

Solubility

Corrosive

corrosivity

Acid

Acidic

‘pH’

OR

OR

OR

  1. *The asterix denotes truncation: for the truncated term, all possible suffix variations will be retrieved.