Table 1 Search strings employed and yield associated with searches of four electronic databases
From: Alcohol consumption as a risk factor for sarcopenia - a meta-analysis
Database (yield) | Search terms |
|---|---|
PubMed | Search (sarcopenia [Title] OR “low muscle mass” [Title] OR “lean body mass” [Title] OR “skeletal muscle mass” [Title]) AND (alcohol* OR “alcohol drink*” OR “alcohol consumption” OR ethanol) |
Web of Knowledge | TITLE: (sarcopenia OR “low muscle mass” OR “lean body mass” OR “skeletal muscle mass”) AND TOPIC: (alcohol* OR “alcohol drink*” OR “alcohol consumption” OR ethanol) |
EBSCO | TI (sarcopenia OR “low muscle mass” OR “lean body mass” OR “skeletal muscle mass”) AND TX (alcohol* OR “alcohol drink*” OR “alcohol consumption” OR ethanol) |
Sciencedirect | TITLE (sarcopenia OR “low muscle mass” OR “lean body mass” OR “skeletal muscle mass”) and (alcohol* OR “alcohol drink*” OR “alcohol consumption” OR ethanol) |