Table 2

Age group slider bar limit description and corresponding PubMed filters

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]

Muin et al. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2005 5:37   doi:10.1186/1472-6947-5-37