Table 1 Search strategy for MEDLINE by OVID (syntax amended for use in other databases)

1

(juvenile adj2 arthritis).tw

2

Arthritis, Juvenile/

3

Uveitis/

4

uveitis.tw

5

iridocyclitis.tw

6

inflammat* ocul*.tw

7

inflammat* eye.tw

8

non-infectious uveitis.tw

9

autoimmune uveitis.tw

10

Risk Factors/

11

Environment/

12

Seasons/

13

Postpartum Period/

14

Pregnancy/

15

Birth order/

16

age factors/ or maternal age/

17

paternal age/

18

Socioeconomic Factors/

19

Demography/

20

Infection/

21

Communicable Diseases/

22

Bacterial Infections/

23

risk.tw

24

environmen*.tw

25

perinatal.tw

26

(season* adj3 birth).tw

27

smok*.tw

28

virus.tw

29

1 or 2

30

3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 or 9

31

10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14 or 15 or 16 or 17 or 18 or 19 or 20 or 21 or 22 or 23 or 24 or 25 or 26 or 27 or 28

32

29 and 30 and 31