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Table 3 Frequency of adverse event-related terms used in titles or abstracts, MEDLINE records, and EMBASE records

From: Assignment of adverse event indexing terms in randomized clinical trials involving spinal manipulative therapy: an audit of records in MEDLINE and EMBASE databases

Title or abstract

MEDLINE

EMBASE

Adverse events (n = 14)

Modalitya/adverse effects (n = 16)

[Side Effect] (n = 5)

Side effects (n = 6)

Symptoma/complications (n = 1)

[Adverse Drug Reaction] (n = 6)

Adverse reactions (n = 4)

Risk Assessment (n = 2)

Symptoma/si [Side Effect] (n = 4)

Adverse effects (n = 3)

Risk Factors (n = 1)

Symptoma/ae [Adverse Drug Reaction] (n = 2)

Harm (n = 1)

 

Symptoma/co [Complication] (n = 48)

Unpleasant reaction (n = 1)

 

Drug effect (n = 1)

Discomfort (n = 1)

  

Sore (n = 1)

  

Serious complication (n = 1)

  

Side effects (n = 6)

  

Adverse effects (n = 3)

  
  1. aAny specifically named modality (e.g., spinal manipulative therapy) or symptom (e.g., neck pain)