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Table 1 The search strategy of the scoping review

From: What makes inequality in the area of dental and oral health in developing countries? A scoping review

Databases

Key words combination

PubMed

((("Dental Health Surveys"[Mesh]) OR ( "Oral Health"[Mesh] OR "Dental Health Services"[Mesh] )) AND ((((("Socioeconomic Factors"[Mesh]) OR "Hierarchy, Social"[Mesh]) OR ( "Healthcare Disparities"[Mesh] OR "Health Status Disparities"[Mesh] )) OR "Social Determinants of Health"[Mesh]) OR "Social Class"[Mesh])) AND (((("dental services"[Title/Abstract]) OR ("dental visits"[Title/Abstract])) OR (utilization[Title/Abstract])) OR ("use of services"[Title/Abstract]))

SCOPUS

TITLE-ABS-KEY("oral health") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("Dental Health Surveys") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("Dental Health") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("dental care") AND TITLE-ABS-KEY("Socioeconomic Factors") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("Social Hierarchy") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY(Inequalities) OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("Social Disparities") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("Social Gradient") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("Health Status") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("socioeconomic disadvantage") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("socioeconomic inequalities") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("Social Determinants") AND TITLE-ABS-KEY("dental services") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("dental visits") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("utilization") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY(access) OR TITLE-ABS-KEY("use of services")

WOS

TOPIC: (“Dental Health Surveys” OR “Oral Health Disparities” OR “Dental Health” OR “Oral Health” OR "dental care")

(“Socioeconomic Factors” OR “Social Hierarchy” OR “Inequalities” OR “Social Disparities” OR “Social Gradient*” OR “Health Status*” OR “socioeconomic disadvantage” OR “socioeconomic inequalities” OR “Social Determinants” OR “Socio Economic Status”)

TOPIC: (“dental services)

ProQuest

(MESH.EXACT("Dental Care") OR MJMESH.EXACT("Dental Health Surveys") OR MJMESH.EXACT("Dental Health Services") OR MJMESH.EXACT("Oral Health")) AND (MJMESH.EXACT("Socioeconomic Factors") OR MESH.EXACT("Social Class") OR MJMESH.EXACT("Social Determinants of Health"))