Systematic literature review and validity evaluation of the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) and the Multiple Sclerosis Functional Composite (MSFC) in patients with multiple sclerosis

Table 1 Results of systematic literature research*

	EDSS	MSFC	EDSS or MSFC	EDSS and MSFC
MEDLINE (PubMed) (all limits)	1814	164	1863	115
ISI Web of Science (limit language)	2358	384	2543	208
EMBASE (all limits)	1890	148	1932	106
PsycINFO & PSYNDEX (limits humans, adult)	1282	79	1294	67
CINAHL (limit humans, adult)	504	41	510	35

*According to database limitations, the search was specified by additional search criteria: 1) humans, 2) adult (>18 years old), 3) language (English, German, French, Spanish).

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