Search Strategies

Reference list updated to reflect search strategy changes. Total of 556 articles after duplicates removed between databases.
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After reviewing the results, I reran the searches today to include the terms "Waist Circumference" and "Abdominal fat". I will be updating the Reference list with the additional article citations shortly 
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There were a total of 307 articles retrieved after limiting the searches to Human, English and those published 1990 forward. After removing dupicates between databases there are a total of 295 to review. This was my first search attempt.
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Central Adiposity Search Strategies
Searches Last run: 18 Oct 2012
Database(s): Ovid MEDLINE(R) 1946 to October Week 1 2012 (Cochrane indexed)
Search Strategy:
#
Searches
Results
1
exp Obesity, Abdominal/ or *Waist Circumference/
1610
2
((abdomin* or belly* or stomach* or visceral*) adj3 obesity*).tw.
4458
3
Weight Loss/
21278
4
((weight adj2 loss) or ((diet* or exercis*) adj2 (chang* or predict* or strateg*))).tw.
59451
5
(1 or 2) and (3 or 4)
353
6
limit 5 to (english language and humans and yr="1990 -Current" and (female or humans or male))
317
Database(s): EBSCOhost CINAHL
#
Query
Limiters/Expanders
Results
S5
( S1 or S2 ) AND ( S3 or S4 )
Limiters - Published Date from: 19900101-20121231; Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Meta Analysis, Randomized Control Trial, Research, Review, Systematic Review Search modes - Boolean/Phrase
269
S4
TI ( ((weight adj2 loss) or ((diet* or exercis*) n2 (chang* or predict* or strateg*))) ) OR AB ( ((weight adj2 loss) or ((diet* or exercis*) n2 (chang* or predict* or strateg*))) )
Search modes - Boolean/Phrase
3727
S3
(MH "Weight Loss") OR (MM "Diet+")
Search modes - Boolean/Phrase
29316
S2
TI ( ((abdomin* or belly* or stomach* or visceral*) n3 obesity*) ) OR AB ( ((abdomin* or belly* or stomach* or visceral*) n3 obesity*) )
Search modes - Boolean/Phrase
615
S1
(MH "Abdominal Fat") OR (MH "Adipose Tissue Distribution")
Search modes - Boolean/Phrase
1679

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