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Table 1 Full Electronic Search Strategy for Medline

From: Childhood asthma and physical activity: a systematic review with meta-analysis and Graphic Appraisal Tool for Epidemiology assessment

Action

Term

1

aasthma

2

abronchial hyperreactivity

3

abronchoconstriction

4

arespiratory hypersensitivity

5

arespiratory sounds

6

adyspnea

7

aasthma, exercise-induced

8

arespiratory function tests

9

aexercise test

10

1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 or 9

11

aphysical fitness

12

aexercise

13

aphysical exertion

14

11 or 12 or 13

15

10 and 14

16

Limit 15 to English language

17

Limit 16 to humans

18

Limit 17 to "all child (0 to 18 years)"

  1. aIndicates a focused search using medical subject heading (MeSH) terms. “Or” was used to combine related search terms. “And” was used to combine two sets of terms for asthma and physical activity