Table 1 Medline search strategy

The gold standard search strategy of the Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care group (http://epoc.cochrane.org/)

Communicable diseases OR

Indicator* OR

communicable disease,

Measurab* OR

Emerging OR

Performance Measure*

disease outbreaks OR

OR

Crisis

Performance

Assessment* OR

AND

Quality Assessment* OR

Quality Measure* OR

Risk Assessment OR

Manage* OR

Contact Tracing OR

Recommend* OR

Disease notification OR

Disease Management OR

Infection Control OR

Organization OR

Mandatory Testing OR

Administration OR

Universal Precautions OR

Scientific AND Advice

Population Surveillance OR

Immunization OR

OR

Quality Management

Quality indicators,

OR

Healthcare

Bioterrorism OR

Severe Acute Respiratory

Syndrome