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Table 1 Key words for systematic literature review

From: Applying the Analytic Hierarchy Process in healthcare research: A systematic literature review and evaluation of reporting

 

Search terms

Pubmed

Web of Science

Block A

Analytic Hierarchy Process

481

10,127

Analytical Hierarchy Process

486

3,148

multi-criteria decision analysis

236

2,821

multiple criteria decision

2,135

8,291

stated preference

977

32,773

Expert Choice

2,676

5,601

pairwise comparison

2,873

10,385

Block B

Health economics

283,801

10,684

Health care

1,346,972

412,669

Combination Block A

Analytic Hierarchy Process OR Analytical Hierarchy Process OR multi-criteria decision analysis OR multiple criteria decision OR stated preference OR Expert Choice OR pairwise comparison

9,685

68,767

(Analytic Hierarchy Process[Title/Abstract]) OR (Analytical Hierarchy Process[Title/Abstract]) OR (multi-criteria decision analysis[Title/Abstract]) OR (multiple criteria decision[Title/Abstract]) OR (stated preference[Title/Abstract]) OR (Expert Choice[Title/Abstract]) OR (pairwise comparison[Title/Abstract] )

1,966

4,923

(Analytic Hierarchy Process[Title/Abstract]) OR (Analytical Hierarchy Process[Title/Abstract]) OR (multi-criteria decision analysis[Title/Abstract]) OR (multiple criteria decision[Title/Abstract]) OR (stated preference[Title/Abstract]) OR (pairwise comparison[Title/Abstract] )

1,956

4,829

Block A AND Block B

(Analytic Hierarchy Process OR Analytical Hierarchy Process OR multi-criteria decision analysis OR multiple criteria decision OR stated preference OR pairwise comparison) AND health care

306

137

((Analytic Hierarchy Process[Title/Abstract]) OR (Analytical Hierarchy Process[Title/Abstract]) OR (multi-criteria decision analysis[Title/Abstract]) OR (multiple criteria decision[Title/Abstract]) OR (stated preference[Title/Abstract]) OR (Expert Choice[Title/Abstract]) OR (pairwise comparison[Title/Abstract])) AND health care

307

139

Final search

(Analytic Hierarchy Process[Title/Abstract]) OR (Analytical Hierarchy Process[Title/Abstract]) OR (multi-criteria decision analysis[Title/Abstract]) OR (multiple criteria decision[Title/Abstract]) OR (stated preference[Title/Abstract]) OR (pairwise comparison[Title/Abstract]) Filter: Language English, German

1,839

4,474

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