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Table 2 MEDLINE example full search strategy. This search strategy will be adapted for each database

From: Facilitators and barriers to the delivery of school-based smoking prevention interventions for children and young people: a protocol for a systematic review of qualitative studies

1. young people.mp.

2. young person$.mp.

3. young adult$.mp.

4. adolescent$.mp.

5. youth$.mp.

6. teenage$.mp.

7. girl$.mp.

8. boy$.mp.

9. exp Adolescent/

10. Child/

11. child$.mp.

12. or/1-11

13. exp Schools/

14. academy.mp.

15. academies.mp.

16. city technology.mp.

17. education centre$.mp.

18. secure unit$.mp.

19. training unit$.mp.

20. secure training.mp.

21. referral unit$.mp.

22. school$.mp.

23. (offender$ adj institute$).mp.

24. further education.mp.

25. or/13-25

26. 25 and 12

27. health promotion.mp. or exp Health Promotion/

28. health education.mp. or exp Health Education/

29. primary prevention.mp. or exp Primary Prevention/

30. (campaign or teach$ or advis$ or counsel$ or promot$ or encourag$).mp.

31. (program$ or lectur$ or train$ or workshop$ or seminar$ or lesson$ or learn$ or curricul$ or course$ or educat$).mp.

32. or/28-31

33. 26 and 32

34. exp Smoking/ or smoking.mp.

35. smok$.mp.

36. tobacco$.mp.

37. cigarette$.mp.

38. nicotine$.mp.

39. ((prevent$ or abstain$ or abstin$ or stop$ or discourag$ or anti$ or no or non) adj2 smok$).mp.

40. or/35-39

41. 34 and 40

42. limit 41 to (english language and yr="2008 - 2017")