Table 3 Search string

From: A quantitative analysis of the use of anonymization in biomedical research

Search concept

Search terms

Anonymization terms

“anonymization” [Tiab] or “anonymisation” [Tiab] or “de-identification” [Tiab] or “deidentification” [Tiab] or “anonymized” [Tiab] or “anonymised” [Tiab] or “de-identified” [Tiab] or “deidentified” [Tiab]

Healthcare data terms

“health data*“[Tiab] or “clinical data*“[Tiab] or “health record*“[Tiab] or “routine data*“[Tiab] or “medical data*“[Tiab] or “medical record*“[Tiab] or “healthcare data*”[Tiab] or “patient data*”[Tiab] or “EHR”[Tiab] or “EMR”[Tiab]

Research data terms

“trial data*“[Tiab] or “study data*“[Tiab] or “participant data*“[Tiab] or “IPD”[Tiab] or “research data*”[Tiab] or “subject data*”[Tiab] or “patient-level data*”[Tiab] or “participant-level data*”[Tiab] or “subject-level data*”[Tiab] or “biomedical data*“[Tiab]

Exclusion terms

“questionnaire*“[Tiab] or “interview*“[Tiab] or “ethic*“[Tiab] or “legal*“[Tiab] or “privacy*“[Tiab]

Final query structure

(Anonymization terms) and (Healthcare data terms or Research data terms) not (Exclusion terms)

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