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Table 1 Search terms used in Ovid MEDLINE for attitudes to the regulation of traditional and complementary medicine professions

From: Stakeholder attitudes to the regulation of traditional and complementary medicine professions: a systematic review

 

Traditional and complementary medicine

Regulation

1

Exp complementary therapies/

(Accreditation adj20 (profession* OR practitioner)).mp

2

Complementary medicine.mp

(Certification adj20 (profession* OR practitioner)).mp

3

Complementary therap*.mp

(Consumer protection adj20 (profession* OR practitioner)).mp

4

Alternative medicine.mp

Credential?ing.mp

5

Alternative therap*.mp

Government regulation/

6

Natural medicine.mp

Government regulation.mp

7

Natural therap*.mp

(Healthcare reform adj20 (profession* OR practitioner)).mp

8

Acupuncture/

(Health care reform adj20 (profession* OR practitioner)).mp

9

Acupunctur*.mp

Health care regulation.mp

10

Aromatherapy/

Healthcare regulation.mp

11

Aromatherap*.mp

(Health policy adj20 (profession* OR practitioner)).mp

12

Ayurved*.mp

Legislation/

13

Chiropractic/

(Legislati* adj20 (profession* OR practitioner)).mp

14

Manipulation chiropractic/

Licensure/

15

Chiropract*.mp

(Licensure adj20 (profession* OR practitioner)).mp

16

Herbal medicine/

Occupation* registration.mp

17

Herbalis*.mp

Occupation* regulation.mp

18

Herbal medicine practitioner*.mp

Professionali?ation.mp

19

Phytotherap*.mp

(Registration adj20 (practitioner OR profession*)).mp

20

Homeopath*.mp

(Regulation adj20 (practitioner OR profession*)).mp

21

Homoeopath*.mp

Risk governance.mp

22

Massage/

Risk perception.mp

23

Massage.mp

Risk understanding.mp

24

Naturopath*.mp

Statutory registration.mp

25

Osteopathic physicians/

Statutory regulation.mp

26

Osteopathic medicine/

 

27

Osteopath*.mp

 

28

Exp medicine, east asian traditional/

 

29

Traditional chinese medicine.mp

 

30

Traditional medicine.mp

 

31

African healing.mp

 

32

African medicine.mp

 

33

Arabic healing.mp

 

34

Arabic medicine.mp

 

35

Indian healing.mp

 

36

Indian medicine.mp

 

37

Japanese medicine.mp

 

38

Japanese healing.mp

 

39

Kampo medicine.mp

 

40

Korean medicine.mp

 

41

Sidda medicine.mp

 

42

Tibetan medicine.mp

 

43

Unani medicine.mp

 

44

Yunani medicine.mp

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