Table 19Embase (Ovid) search terms

1.exp Hypertension/
2.hypertens*.ti,ab.
3.(elevat* adj2 blood adj pressur*).ti,ab.
4.(high adj blood adj pressur*).ti,ab.
5.(increase* adj2 blood pressur*).ti,ab.
6.((systolic or diastolic or arterial) adj2 pressur*).ti,ab.
7.or/1–6
8.letter.pt. or letter/
9.note.pt.
10.editorial.pt.
11.case report/ or case study/
12.(letter or comment*).ti.
13.or/8–12
14.randomized controlled trial/ or random*.ti,ab.
15.13 not 14
16.animal/ not human/
17.nonhuman/
18.exp Animal Experiment/
19.exp Experimental Animal/
20.animal model/
21.exp Rodent/
22.(rat or rats or mouse or mice).ti.
23.or/15–22
24.7 not 23
25.limit 24 to English language
26.health economics/
27.exp economic evaluation/
28.exp health care cost/
29.exp fee/
30.budget/
31.funding/
32.budget*.ti,ab.
33.cost*.ti.
34.(economic* or pharmaco?economic*).ti.
35.(price* or pricing*).ti,ab.
36.(cost* adj2 (effective* or utilit* or benefit* or minimi* or unit* or estimat* or variable*)).ab.
37.(financ* or fee or fees).ti,ab.
38.(value adj2 (money or monetary)).ti,ab.
39.or/26–38
40.25 and 39

From: Evidence review for initiating treatment

Cover of Evidence review for initiating treatment
Evidence review for initiating treatment: Hypertension in adults: diagnosis and management: Evidence review C.
NICE Guideline, No. 136.
National Guideline Centre (UK).
Copyright © NICE 2019.

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