Table 1 Search strategy applied in Medline
Search number | Query | Filters | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
5 | #1 AND #2 AND #3 | from 2014 to 2020 | 3241 |
4 | #1 AND #2 AND #3 | 5936 | |
3 | (palliative care) OR (“supportive care”) | 97,689 | |
2 | referral [tw] or needs [tw] | 534,738 | |
1 | cancer [tiab] OR neoplasms [mh] OR tumour [tiab] OR oncol*[tiab] OR carcinoma*[tiab] OR malignan*[tiab] | 4,129,517 |