Table 1 Search terms used to identify potentially eligible articles

PUBMED

(“child abuse” [Mesh] or “child maltreatment”)

AND

(“sensitivity and specificity” [Mesh] OR “sensitivity” OR “specificity” OR “diagnostic accuracy” OR “likelihood ratio” OR “predictive value” OR “false positive” OR “false negative”)

PsycINFO

(“battered child syndrome” OR “child abuse”)

AND

(“diagnosis” OR “measurement” OR “psychodiagnosis” OR “medical diagnosis” OR “screening”)

SCOPUS

(“child abuse” OR “child maltreatment” OR “child neglect” OR “battered child syndrome” OR “munchausen syndrome” OR “shaken baby syndrome”)

AND

(“diagnosis” OR “measurement” OR “screening” OR “diagnostic imaging” OR “physical examination” OR “diagnostic procedure” OR “scoring system”)

AND

(“predictive value” OR “diagnostic accuracy” OR “likelihood ratio” OR “sensitivity” OR “specificity”)

FRANCIS/PASCAL

(“child abuse” OR “child maltreatment” OR “child neglect” OR “child sexual abuse” OR “battered child syndrome” OR “munchausen syndrome” OR “shaken baby syndrome”)

AND

(“diagnosis” OR “measurement” OR “screening” OR “physical examination” OR “diagnostic” OR “scoring system” OR “score” OR “assessment”)

AND

(“test validation” OR “validity” OR “sensitivity” OR “specificity” OR “predictive value” OR “diagnostic accuracy” OR “likelihood ratio”)