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Table 1 Literature search in the Medline database

From: The clinimetric qualities of patient-assessed instruments for measuring chronic ankle instability: A systematic review

#27

Search #18 AND #26

257$

#26

Search #19 OR #20 OR #21 OR #22 OR #23 OR #24 OR #25

989004

#25

Search outcome [TIAB]

245359

#24

Search score [TIAB]

94893

#23

Search self-assessment [TIAB]

2896

#22

Search self-report [TIAB]

11048

#21

Search measure* [TIAB]

158645

#20

Search questionnaire [TIAB]

95367

#19

Search "Questionnaires"[MeSH] OR "Weights and Measures"[MeSH] OR "Outcome Assessment"(Health Care)"[MeSH] OR "Treatment Outcome"[MeSH]

466731

#18

Search #4 AND #10 AND #17

895

#17

Search #11 OR #12 OR #13 OR #14 OR #15 OR #16

1429234

#16

Search multiple [TIAB]

357243

#15

Search repetitive [TIAB]

27785

#14

Search functional* [TIAB]

425161

#13

Search recurren* [TIAB]

194753

#12

Search chronic* [TIAB]

473604

#11

Search "Recurrence"[MeSH]

100803

#10

Search #5 OR #6 OR #7 OR #8 OR #9

83178

#9

Search inversion [TIAB]

13941

#8

Search instability [TIAB]

34623

#7

Search sprain* [TIAB]

2071

#6

Search unstable [TIAB]

31862

#5

Search "Sprains and Strains"[MeSH:NoExp] OR "Joint Instability"[MeSH]

9501

#4

Search #1 OR #2 OR #3

19963

#3

Search ankle* [TIAB]

17290

#2

Search "Lateral Ligament, Ankle"[MeSH]

136

#1

Search "Ankle Joint"[MeSH]

5761

  1. * = abbreviation, Mesh = Medical Subject Heading; [TIAB] = key word in title or abstract; $ = final number of hits.