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Table 1 Search strategy for factors influencing the choice of specialty by medical students in LMICs

From: A thematic network for factors affecting the choice of specialty education by medical students: a scoping study in low-and middle-income countries

Searched databases

PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, ProQuest, ScienceDirect, Embase

Search strategy

#1 AND #2 AND #3

#1

“Medical Student” OR “Interns” OR “Graduating students” OR “Graduating medical students” OR “Junior physician” OR “House staff” OR “Medical internship”

#2

Specialty OR Medical specialty” OR “Specialty Choice” OR “Specialty selection” OR Career OR “Choice of specialty”

#3

Factor OR Preference OR Determinant OR Predictor OR Motives OR “Driving factor”

Limitations

Language: Articles with full-text in English

Time: January 2000 – May 2020

Article type: Original researches and discussion papers