Infants and Children -- PubMed, Keywords and MeSH

(infant* OR baby OR babies OR NICU OR neonat* OR perinatal OR preemi* OR prematurity OR Premi OR premie OR premies OR preterm OR bairn* OR newborn*  OR child OR childhood* OR child's OR children OR children's OR stepchild OR stepchildren OR step-child OR step-children OR kid OR kids OR girl OR girls OR boy OR boys OR teen* OR tween* OR preteen* OR pre-teen* OR youth* OR youngster* OR adolescent* OR adolescence OR preschool* OR pre-school* OR kindergarten* OR "elementary school" OR "junior high" OR "middle school" OR "high school" OR high-schooler* OR elementary-school OR junior-high OR middle-school OR high-school OR juvenile* OR minors OR childhood OR pediatric* OR pediatrician* OR paediatric* OR paediatrician* OR PICU OR "Child"[Mesh] OR "Infant"[Mesh] OR "Adolescent"[Mesh] OR "Pediatrics"[Mesh] OR  "Pediatric Nurse Practitioners"[Mesh] OR "Pediatric Nursing"[Mesh] OR "Pediatric Assistants"[Mesh] OR "Hospitals, Pediatric"[Mesh] OR "Nurses, Pediatric"[Mesh] OR "Pediatric Emergency Medicine"[Mesh] OR "Transition to Adult Care"[Mesh] OR  "Psychology, Child"[Mesh]  OR  "Disabled Children"[Mesh] OR  "Dental Care for Children"[Mesh]  OR  "Homeless Youth"[Mesh] OR "Child, Adopted"[Mesh] OR "Child of Impaired Parents"[Mesh] OR "Child, Orphaned"[Mesh] OR "Only Child"[Mesh] OR "Child, Unwanted"[Mesh] OR "Child, Institutionalized"[Mesh] OR "Child, Hospitalized"[Mesh] OR "Child, Gifted"[Mesh] OR "Child, Exceptional"[Mesh] OR "Child, Abandoned"[Mesh] OR "Child Day Care Centers"[Mesh] OR "Child, Foster"[Mesh] OR "Child Nutrition Disorders"[Mesh] OR  "Battered Child Syndrome"[Mesh]  OR "Intensive Care Units, Pediatric"[Mesh] OR  "Youth Sports"[Mesh] OR  "Underage Drinking"[Mesh] )

Pediatric (for EMBASE) -- EMTREE, limits, keywords

The following is an initial stab at an EMBASE search for the pediatric concept.  The strategy was created for a routine (non-exhaustive) search.  The pink portion of the strategy would not be appropriate for all searches.

([adolescent]/lim OR [child]/lim OR [infant]/lim OR [newborn]/lim OR ('juvenile'/exp NOT ('juvenile animal'/exp OR 'juvenile plant'/exp)) OR 'childhood'/exp OR 'adolescence'/exp OR 'pediatric intensive care unit'/exp OR 'neonatal intensive care unit'/exp OR 'pediatric hospital'/exp OR 'pediatric nurse'/exp OR 'pediatric advanced life support'/exp OR 'pediatrics'/exp OR 'pediatric ward'/exp OR infant*:ab,kw,ti OR baby:ab,kw,ti OR babies:ab,kw,ti OR nicu:ab,kw,ti OR neonat*:ab,kw,ti OR perinatal:ab,kw,ti OR preemi*:ab,kw,ti OR prematurity:ab,kw,ti OR premi:ab,kw,ti OR premie:ab,kw,ti OR premies:ab,kw,ti OR preterm:ab,kw,ti OR newborn*:ab,kw,ti OR child:ab,kw,ti OR child$s:ab,kw,ti OR children:ab,kw,ti OR children$s:ab,kw,ti OR stepchild:ab,kw,ti OR stepchildren:ab,kw,ti OR 'step child':ab,kw,ti OR 'step children':ab,kw,ti OR kid:ab,kw,ti OR kids:ab,kw,ti OR girl:ab,kw,ti OR girls:ab,kw,ti OR boy:ab,kw,ti OR boys:ab,kw,ti OR teen*:ab,kw,ti  OR tween*:ab,kw,ti  OR preteen*:ab,kw,ti  OR pre-teen*:ab,kw,ti OR youth*:ab,kw,ti OR youngster*:ab,kw,ti OR adolescent*:ab,kw,ti OR adolescence:ab,kw,ti OR preschool*:ab,kw,ti OR 'pre school*':ab,kw,ti OR kindergarten*:ab,kw,ti OR 'high schooler*':ab,kw,ti OR 'elementary school':ab,kw,ti OR 'junior high':ab,kw,ti OR 'middle school':ab,kw,ti OR 'high school':ab,kw,ti OR juvenile*:ab,kw,ti OR minors:ab,kw,ti OR childhood:ab,kw,ti OR pediatric*:ab,kw,ti OR pediatrician*:ab,kw,ti OR paediatric*:ab,kw,ti OR paediatrician*:ab,kw,ti OR picu:ab,kw,ti  ) 

elderly -- keywords

(elder* OR aged OR older OR "senior citizen" OR "senior citizens" OR retired OR retirement OR Retiree* OR "social security" OR "nursing home" OR "assisted living" OR "nursing home" OR "nursing homes" OR pension* OR senil* OR dementia OR grandparent* OR grandmother* OR grandfather* OR grandma* OR grandpa* OR septuagenarian* OR octagenarian* OR sexagenarian* OR nonagenarian* OR centenarian* OR supercentenarian* OR geriatric* OR gerontol* OR medicare)

More thorough search for articles focusing on the aged:

(elder*[ti] OR aged[ti] OR older[ti] OR "senior citizen"[ti] OR "senior citizens"[ti] OR retired[ti] OR retirement[ti] OR Retiree*[ti] OR "social security"[ti] OR "nursing home"[ti] OR "assisted living"[ti] OR "nursing home"[ti] OR "nursing homes"[ti] OR pension*[ti] OR senil*[ti] OR dementia[ti] OR grandparent*[ti] OR grandmother*[ti] OR grandfather*[ti] OR grandma*[ti] OR grandpa*[ti] OR septuagenarian*[ti] OR octagenarian*[ti] OR sexagenarian*[ti] OR nonagenarian*[ti] OR centenarian*[ti] OR supercentenarian*[ti] OR geriatric*[ti] OR gerontol*[ti] OR "60 years"[ti] OR "60-years"[ti] OR "65 years"[ti] OR "65-years"[ti] OR "70 years"[ti] OR "70-years"[ti] OR "75 years"[ti] OR "75-years"[ti] OR "80 years"[ti] OR "80-years"[ti] OR "85 years"[ti] OR "85-years"[ti] OR "90 years"[ti] OR "90-years"[ti] OR "95 years"[ti] OR "95-years"[ti] OR "100 years"[ti] OR "100-years"[ti] OR "60 year"[ti] OR "65 year"[ti] OR "65-year"[ti] OR "60-year"[ti] OR "70 year"[ti] OR "70-year"[ti] OR "75 year"[ti] OR "75-year"[ti] OR "80 year"[ti] OR "80-year"[ti] OR "85 year"[ti] OR "85-year"[ti] OR "90 year"[ti] OR "90-year"[ti] OR "95 year"[ti] OR "95-year"[ti] OR "100 year"[ti] OR "100-year"[ti] OR "sixty years"[ti] OR "sixty-years"[ti] OR "sixty-five years"[ti] OR "sixty-five-years"[ti] OR "seventy years"[ti] OR "seventy-years"[ti] OR "seventy-five years"[ti] OR "seventy-five-years"[ti] OR "eighty years"[ti] OR "eighty-years"[ti] OR "eighty-five years"[ti] OR "eighty-five-years"[ti] OR "ninety years"[ti] OR "ninety-years"[ti] OR "ninety-five years"[ti] OR "ninety-five-years"[ti] OR "hundred years"[ti] OR "hundred-years"[ti] OR "hundred years"[ti] OR "hundred-years"[ti] OR "one-hundred years"[ti] OR "one-hundred-years"[ti] OR "sixty year"[ti] OR "sixty-five year"[ti] OR "sixty-five-year"[ti] OR "sixty-year"[ti] OR "seventy year"[ti] OR "seventy-year"[ti] OR "seventy-five year"[ti] OR "seventy-five-year"[ti] OR "eighty year"[ti] OR "eighty-year"[ti] OR "eighty-five year"[ti] OR "eighty-five-year"[ti] OR "ninety year"[ti] OR "ninety-year"[ti] OR "ninety-five year"[ti] OR "ninety-five-year"[ti] OR "hundred year"[ti] OR "hundred-year"[ti] OR "one-hundred year"[ti] OR "one-hundred-year"[ti] OR "aged"[majr] OR (("age factors" OR "age factor" OR age[ti] OR ages[ti] OR agism[ti] OR aging[ti] OR "age-related" OR "aging-related" OR "age-stratified" OR "age associated" OR "age-associated" OR "age factors"[mesh]) AND ( "Aged"[mesh] OR elder* OR aged[ti] OR older OR "senior citizen" OR "senior citizens" OR retired OR retirement OR Retiree* OR "social security" OR "nursing home" OR "assisted living" OR "nursing home" OR "nursing homes" OR pension* OR senil* OR dementia OR grandparent* OR grandmother* OR grandfather* OR grandma* OR grandpa* OR septuagenarian* OR octagenarian* OR sexagenarian* OR nonagenarian* OR centenarian* OR supercentenarian* OR geriatric* OR gerontol* OR "60 years" OR "65 years" OR "65-years" OR "60-years" OR "70 years" OR "70-years" OR "75 years" OR "75-years" OR "80 years" OR "80-years" OR "85 years" OR "85-years" OR "90 years" OR "90-years" OR "95 years" OR "95-years" OR "100 years" OR "100-years" OR"60 year" OR "65 year" OR "65-year" OR "60-year" OR "70 year" OR "70-year" OR "75 year" OR "75-year" OR "80 year" OR "80-year" OR "85 year" OR "85-year" OR "90 year" OR "90-year" OR "95 year" OR "95-year" OR "100 year" OR "100-year" OR "sixty years" OR "sixty-years" OR "sixty-five years" OR "sixty-five-years" OR "seventy years" OR "seventy-years" OR "seventy-five years" OR "seventy-five-years" OR "eighty years" OR "eighty-years" OR "eighty-five years" OR "eighty-five-years" OR "ninety years" OR "ninety-years" OR "ninety-five years" OR "ninety-five-years" OR "hundred years" OR "hundred-years" OR "hundred years" OR "hundred-years" OR "one-hundred years" OR "one-hundred-years" OR "sixty year" OR "sixty-five year" OR "sixty-five-year" OR "sixty-year" OR "seventy year" OR "seventy-year" OR "seventy-five year" OR "seventy-five-year" OR "eighty year" OR "eighty-year" OR "eighty-five year" OR "eighty-five-year" OR "ninety year" OR "ninety-year" OR "ninety-five year" OR "ninety-five-year" OR "hundred year" OR "hundred-year" OR "one-hundred year" OR "one-hundred-year" )) )

infants -- keyword

(infant* OR baby OR babies OR NICU OR neonat* OR perinatal OR preemi* OR prematurity OR Premi OR premie OR premies OR preterm OR bairn* OR newborn* OR suckling* OR weanling*)

consider ORing in species-specific words if searching for articles focused on non-humans
consider Oring in birth and obstetric words if appropriate
e.g.
birth OR births OR deliver* OR labor OR obstetric* OR cesarean OR caesarean OR forcep* OR extract*

children (not infants) -- keyword

(child OR child's OR children OR children's OR stepchild OR stepchildren OR step-child OR step-children OR kid OR kids OR girl OR girls OR boy OR boys OR teenage* OR youth* OR youngster* OR adolescent* OR adolescence OR preschool* OR pre-school* OR kindergarten* OR "elementary school" OR "junior high" OR "middle school" OR "high school" OR high-schooler* OR elementary-school OR junior-high OR middle-school OR high-school OR juvenile* OR minors OR childhood OR pediatric* OR pediatrician* OR paediatric* OR paediatrician* OR PICU)