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World J Hepatol. May 27, 2019; 11(5): 464-476
Published online May 27, 2019. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v11.i5.464
Published online May 27, 2019. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v11.i5.464
Table 1 Search strategy
| Journal database | Search Terms | Articles |
| CENTRAL | (Cirrhosis OR “esophageal varices” OR “oesophageal varices”) AND (carvedilol) AND (ligation OR “variceal band ligation” OR “endoscopic variceal ligation” OR VBL OR EVL) | 20 |
| MEDLINE | (Cirrhosis OR “esophageal varices” OR “oesophageal varices”) AND (carvedilol) AND (ligation or “variceal band ligation” OR “endoscopic variceal ligation” OR VBL OR EVL) | 5 |
| EMBASE via Ovid | Cirrhosis AND Carvedilol AND Ligation | 3 |
| A manual search of abstracts and citation index from identified paper’s reference list and via https://library.sydney.edu.au/ | “portal hypertension”, “cirrhosis”, “carvedilol”, “endoscopic variceal ligation” | 54 |
- Citation: Dwinata M, Putera DD, Adda’i MF, Hidayat PN, Hasan I. Carvedilol vs endoscopic variceal ligation for primary and secondary prevention of variceal bleeding: Systematic review and meta-analysis. World J Hepatol 2019; 11(5): 464-476
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v11/i5/464.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v11.i5.464