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Table 1 Systematic review search strategy

From: Characteristics and practices of school-based cluster randomised controlled trials for improving health outcomes in pupils in the United Kingdom: a methodological systematic review

Search strategy

Terms for randomised controlled trials:

1. random:.mp.

2. trial.ab, kw, ti.

Cluster design-related terms:

3. “cluster*”.ab, kw, ti.

4. “group*”.ab, kw, ti.

5. “communit*”.ab, kw, ti.

6. 3 OR 4 OR 5

School MeSH term:

7. exp Schools/

Highest precision:

8. 1 AND 2 AND 6 AND 7

9. 8 limited to English language