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Table 2 Search Strategy for Pubmed

From: Effectiveness of Omega-3 fatty acid for polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Database

Search Strategy

Pubmed

(n-3 Fatty Acids OR n 3 Fatty Acids OR n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid OR n 3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid OR n-3 PUFA OR PUFA, n-3 OR n 3 PUFA OR Omega 3 Fatty Acids OR n3 PUFA OR PUFA, n3 OR n3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid OR n3 Oils OR n-3 Oils OR n 3 Oils OR Omega-3 Fatty Acids OR n3 Fatty Acid OR Fatty Acid, n3)

AND

(Ovary Syndrome, Polycystic OR Syndrome, Polycystic Ovary OR Stein-Leventhal Syndrome OR Stein Leventhal Syndrome OR Syndrome, Stein-Leventhal OR Sclerocystic Ovarian Degeneration OR Ovarian Degeneration, Sclerocystic OR Sclerocystic Ovary Syndrome OR Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome OR Ovarian Syndrome, Polycystic OR Polycystic Ovary Syndrome 1 OR Sclerocystic Ovaries OR Ovary, Sclerocystic OR Sclerocystic Ovary OR PCOS)

AND

(randomized controlled trial [pt] OR controlled clinical trial [pt] OR placebo [tiab] OR drug therapy [sh] OR trial [tiab] OR groups [tiab] OR clinical trials as topic [mesh: noexp] OR Clinical Trial OR random* [tiab] OR random allocation [mh] OR single-blind method [mh] OR double-blind method [mh] OR cross-over studies)

NOT

(animals [mh] NOT humans [mh])