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Table 2 Age group slider bar limit description and corresponding PubMed filters

From: SLIM: an alternative Web interface for MEDLINE/PubMed searches – a preliminary study

Slider Value

Limit Description

PubMed Filter

0

Default

No age limits

1–8

Newborn (Birth – 1 month)

"infant, newborn"[MeSH Terms]

9–16

Infant (1–23 months)

"infant"[MeSH Terms:noexp]

17–24

Infant Group (Birth-23 months)

"infant"[MeSH Terms]

25–32

Preschool Child (2–5 years)

"child, preschool"[MeSH Terms]

33–40

Child (6–12 years)

"child"[MeSH Terms:noexp]

41–48

Adolescent (13–18 years)

"adolescent"[MeSH Terms]

49–56

Child Group (0–18 years)

("infant"[MeSH Terms] OR "child"[MeSH Terms] OR "adolescent"[MeSH Terms])

57–64

Adult (19–44 years)

"adult"[MeSH Terms:noexp]

65–72

Middle Aged (45–64 years)

"middle aged"[MeSH Terms]

73–80

Middle Aged + Aged (45+ years)

("middle aged"[MeSH Terms] OR "aged"[MeSH Terms])

81–88

Adult Group (19+ years)

"adult"[MeSH Terms]

89–96

Aged (65+ years)

"aged"[MeSH Terms]

97–100

80 and over (80+ years)

"aged, 80 and over"[MeSH Terms]