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Table 2 Online databases and search strategies

From: Efficacy of homoeopathic treatment: Systematic review of meta-analyses of randomised placebo-controlled homoeopathy trials for any indication

Database, URL

Search strategy

A. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/about-cdsr

MeSH DESCRIPTOR Homoeopathy EXPLODE ALL TREES

B. Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE) https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/CRDWeb/

MeSH DESCRIPTOR Homoeopathy EXPLODE ALL TREES

C. International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO) https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/

MeSH DESCRIPTOR Homoeopathy EXPLODE ALL TREES

D. Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Systematic Review Register https://joannabriggs.org/systematic-review-register

homoeopathy OR homoeopathy OR Homöopathie OR homoeopathic OR homoeopathic OR homöopathisch

E. PubMed https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/

("meta-analysis"[Publication Type] OR "systematic review"[Publication Type]) AND "homoeopathy"[MeSH Terms]) AND "humans"[MeSH Terms])

F. Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS) https://lilacs.bvsalud.org/en/

Filters applied (Main subject: Homoeopathy; Type of study: Systematic reviews)

G. Allied and Complementary Medicine Database (AMED) https://health.ebsco.com/products/amed-the-allied-and-complementary-medicine-database/complementary-alternative-medicine

(homoeopathy OR homoeopathy) AND TI (meta-analysis OR review OR placebo-controlled) NOT (veterinary OR animal) AND Filter: "Academic Journals"

H. CAMbase http://cambase.dmz.uni-wh.de/CiXbase/camdb/

Keyword

(Homoeopathy OR homoeopathic OR homoeopathy OR homoeopathic) AND (systematic review OR meta-analysis)