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Cochrane Hepato‐Biliary Group Controlled Trials Register

Date will be given at review stage.

(prostaglandin OR arbaprostil OR dimethylprostaglandin OR enprostil OR misoprostol OR rioprostil OR alprostadil OR dinoprostone) AND 'hepatitis B'

The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trial on the Cochrane Library

Latest issue.

#1 ALPROSTADIL explode all trees (MeSH)
#2 ARBAPROSTIL explode all trees (MeSH)
#3 1616‐DIMETHYLPROSTAGLANDIN E2 explode all trees (MeSH)
#4 ENPROSTIL explode all trees (MeSH)
#5 MISOPROSTOL explode all trees (MeSH)
#6 RIOPROSTIL explode all trees (MeSH)
#7 DINOPROSTONE explode all trees (MeSH)
#8 (#1 or #2 or #3 or #4 or #5 or #6 or #7)
#9 (prostaglandin or arbaprostil or dimethylprostaglandin or enprostil or misoprostol or rioprostil or alprostadil or dinoprostone)
#10 (#8 or #9)
#11 HEPATITIS B CHRONIC explode all trees (MeSH)
#12 (chronic next hepatitis next b)
#13 (#11 or #12)
#14 (#10 and #13)

MEDLINE

1966 to the date when the search is performed.

(Hepatitis B or cirrhosis) and (prostaglandin or arbaprostil or dimethyprostaglandin or enprostil or misoprostol or rioprostil or alprostadil or dinoprostone)

EMBASE

1974 to the date when the search is performed.

(Hepatitis B or cirrhosis) and (prostaglandin or arbaprostil or dimethyprostaglandin or enprostil or misoprostol or rioprostil or alprostadil or dinoprostone)

Chinese Biomedical Literature Database

1979 to the date when the search is performed.

(Hepatitis B or cirrhosis) and (prostaglandin E1 or PGE1)