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Table 1 Search strategy for Ovid MEDLINE

From: Effect of telemedicine follow-up care of leg and foot ulcers: a systematic review

1.

Telemedicine/

2.

Telecommunications/

3.

Electronic mail/

4.

Satellite communications/

5.

Remote consultation/

6.

Telephone/

7.

Cellular phone/

8.

Modems/

9.

Television/

10.

Videoconferencing/

11.

Video recording/

12.

Webcasts as topic/

13.

Wireless technology/

14.

exp Computer communication networks/

15.

or/1-14

16.

tele*.tw.

17.

(e-mail* or electronic mail*).tw.

18.

(ehealth* or e-health*).tw.

19.

(e-medicine* or emedicine*).tw.

20.

(videoconferen* or video-conferen*).tw.

21.

(videophone* or video-phone*).tw.

22.

medical record system*.tw.

23.

((mobile* or phone* or telephone*) adj3 (consult* or counsel*)).tw.

24.

((mobile* or phone* or telephone*) adj3 (follow up* or support* or interview*)).tw.

25.

(distan* adj4 (health* or consult* or counsel* or monitor*or treatment*)).tw.

26.

(remote* adj4 (health* or consult* or counsel* or monitor* or treatment*)).tw.

27.

image trans*.tw.

28.

picture trans*.tw.

29.

or/16-28

30.

or/15 or 29

31.

exp Leg ulcer/

32.

((leg or crural or cruris or venous or varicose or stasis or foot or plantar or sole or plantaris or pedis) adj2 (ulc* or sore* or wound*)).tw.

33.

(diabet* adj2 (foot* or feet* or ulc* or sore* or wound*)).tw.

34.

or/31-33

35.

30 and 34