Background
The terms for indigenous populations in Australia and across the Pacific has recently changed. So from 2024 we have a more easily recognizable set of MeSH terms. The term “Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples” is a new term beginning this year. The old term “Oceanic Ancestry group” (a broader term) was replaced this year by Oceanians – including Australiasian People, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and other pacific islander peoples. Because this is a new term, keyword type searches are required to capture records before 2023.
Search Stategy
"Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples"/
(aborigin* or torres strai* or first nation? or first peop* or indigen*).mp.
exp "Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander"/ [Older term]
(au or australia*).in. or australia*.ti,ab,sh. or "northern territory".ti,ab. or "northern territory".in. or tasmania.ti,ab. or tasmania.in. or "new south wales".ti,ab. or "new south wales".in. or victoria.ti,ab. or victoria.in. or queensland.ti,ab. or queensland.ti,ab.
(1 or 2 or 3) and 4
Reviewers
Primary: Michael Fanning
Secondary: Charlotte Viken
Review Date: 2024-05-08
Expiry Date: 2025-05-08
Original search produced by:
Ovid Training Team
References:
OvidGO! / Skills Videos
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Subject heading searching
Truncation of keywords
Phrase searching on Ovid
Citation:
Ovid Customer Support, Indigenous Population in Australia - Ovid MEDLINE, OvidGO! / Focused Searches Portal, Version: 8th May 2024, Visited: 11th May 2024.