| ID | Search | Hits |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | [mh “arthritis, rheumatoid”] or “rheumatoid arthritis” | 10184 |
| #2 | [mh “Adrenal Cortex Hormones”] or corticosteroid | 21528 |
| #3 | Methylprednisolone or prednisone or prednisolone | 15642 |
| #4 | Hydroxychloroquine or Leflunomide or Methotrexate or Sulfasalazine | 9289 |
| #5 | Adalimumab or “certolizumab pegol” or etanercept or golimumab or infliximab or Abatacept or tocilizumab or rituximab or Tofacitinib or Sarilumab | 7486 |
| #6 | amjevita or Inflectra or Erelzi | 11 |
| #7 | #2 or #3 or #4 or #5 or #6 | 44450 |
| #8 | #1 and #7 | 4347 |
| #9 | “randomized controlled trial”:pt or “randomized controlled trial as topic”:pt or “single-blind method”:pt or “double-blind method”:pt or “random allocation”:pt | 430710 |
| #10 | (review and systematic) or “systematic review” or (“review literature as topic” and systematic) or “meta-analysis” | 64699 |
| #11 | [mh “Cohort Studies”] or [mh “Epidemiologic Studies”] or [mh “Follow-up Studies”] or “prospective cohort” or [mh “prospective studies”] or (prospective* and cohort and (study or studies)) | 154533 |
| #12 | #8 and #9 Publication Year from 2017 | 45 |
| #13 | #8 and #10 Publication Year from 2017 | 25 |
| #14 | #8 and #11 Publication Year from 2017 | 25 |
| #15 | #12 or #13 or #14 | 79 (78 imported) |
From: Appendix A, Search Strings
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