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    "pk": 61814,
    "title": "Search Terms for Conducting Systematic and Scoping Reviews in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region and the Arab World: An Example on COVID-19",
    "subtitle": null,
    "abstract": "Background: In the field of scientific research, it is well recognized that the starting point for such efforts necessitates a proper and thorough literature search using reliable databases. Objectives: The aim of this article is to present future researchers with a guide that provides a well-defined set of search terms (MeSH terms and keywords) for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, the Arab world, and countries within them. Methods: Selecting the proper search terms for the 26 countries and COVID-19 required a systematic approach for building a search strategy. MeSH and keyword searching was initially conducted in Medline (OVID) and replicated in PubMed. Discussion: Based on the described methodology, we extracted and compiled an extensive and comprehensive collection of search terms pertaining to the countries of the Arab world, MENA region, and COVID-19. Conclusions: This guide will facilitate conducting systematic and scoping reviews, using Medline (OVID) and PubMed, on medical and health topics including COVID-19 as an example. It acts as a reference that includes the appropriate terms to conduct a literature search, facilitates the search process, and ensures its breadth and completeness.",
    "language": "en",
    "license": {
        "name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0",
        "short_name": "CC BY 4.0",
        "text": "Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\n\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.",
        "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"
    },
    "keywords": [
        {
            "word": "Search Terms"
        },
        {
            "word": "Middle East"
        },
        {
            "word": "North Africa"
        },
        {
            "word": "Arab"
        },
        {
            "word": "systematic reviews"
        },
        {
            "word": "COVID-19"
        }
    ],
    "section": "Systematic Review/Meta-Analysis",
    "is_remote": true,
    "remote_url": "https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7wj6k504",
    "frozenauthors": [
        {
            "first_name": "Omar",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Zmerli",
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        {
            "first_name": "Layal",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Hneiny",
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        {
            "first_name": "Khalil",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Kreidieh",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "Other",
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        },
        {
            "first_name": "Hisham",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Bou Fakhreddine",
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            "institution": "",
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    ],
    "date_submitted": "2021-06-25T15:15:40Z",
    "date_accepted": "2021-06-25T15:15:40Z",
    "date_published": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
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