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The Cochrane Hepato‐Biliary Group Controlled Trials Register

#1: 'esophageal and gastric varices' and 'cirrho*' and 'adrenergic beta antagonists' and 'rebleeding'
#2: 'esophageal and gastric varices' and 'cirrho*' and 'propranolol' and 'rebleeding'
#3: 'esophageal and gastric varices' and 'cirrho*' and 'atenolol' and 'rebleeding'
#4: 'esophageal and gastric varices' and 'cirrho*' and 'nadolol' and 'rebleeding'
#5: 'esophageal and gastric varices' and 'cirrho*' and 'metoprolol' and 'rebleeding'
#6: 'esophageal and gastric varices' and 'cirrho*' and 'bisoprolol' and 'rebleeding'
#7: 'esophageal and gastric varices' and 'cirrho*' and 'carvedilol' and 'rebleeding'
#8: 'esophageal and gastric varices' and 'cirrho*' and 'tertatolol' and 'rebleeding'
#9: 'esophageal and gastric varices' and 'cirrho*' and 'nipradilol' and 'rebleeding'
#10: 'esophageal and gastric varices' and 'cirrho*' and 'penbutolol' and 'rebleeding'

Date given at review status.

The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials in The Cochrane Library

#1: ESOPHAGEAL‐AND‐GASTRIC‐VARICES *:ME
#2: ESOPHAGEAL AND REBLEEDING
#3: CIRRHOSIS *:ME
#4: CIRRHO*
#5: ANRENERGIC‐BETA‐ANTAGONISTS *:ME
#6: BETA AND BLOCKER
#7: PROPRANOLOL or METOPROLOL or ATENOLOL or NADOLOL or BISOPROLOL or CARVEDILOL or TERTATOLOL or NIPRADILOL or PENBUTOLOL
#8: #1 or #2
#9: #3 or #4
#10: #5 or #6 or #7
#11: #8 and #9 and #10

Latest issue.

MEDLINE

#1: ESOPHAGEAL‐AND‐GASTRIC‐VARICES *:ME
#2: ESOPHAGEAL AND REBLEEDING
#3: CIRRHOSIS *:ME
#4: CIRRHO*
#5: ANRENERGIC‐BETA‐ANTAGONISTS *:ME
#6: BETA AND BLOCKER
#7: PROPRANOLOL or METOPROLOL or ATENOLOL or NADOLOL or BISOPROLOL or CARVEDILOL or TERTATOLOL or NIPRADILOL or PENBUTOLOL
#8: #1 or #2
#9: #3 or #4
#10: #5 or #6 or #7
#11: #8 and #9 and #10

1950 to date of search.

EMBASE

#1: esophagus varices bleeding *:ME
#2: esophageal and rebleeding
#3: liver cirrhosis *:ME
#4: cirrho*
#5: beta adrenergic receptor blocking agent *:ME
#6: beta and blocker
#7: propranolol or metoprolol or atenolol or nadolol or nadolol or bisoprolol or carvedilol or tertatolol or nipradilol or penbutolol
#8: #1 or #2
#9: #3 or #4
#10: #5 or #6 or #7
#11: #8 and #9 and #10

1980 to date of search.

The Chinese Biomedical Database

#1: ESOPHAGEAL‐AND‐GASTRIC‐VARICES *:ME
#2: ESOPHAGEAL AND REBLEEDING
#3: CIRRHOSIS *:ME
#4: CIRRHO*
#5: ANRENERGIC‐BETA‐ANTAGONISTS *:ME
#6: BETA AND BLOCKER
#7: PROPRANOLOL or METOPROLOL or ATENOLOL or NADOLOL or BISOPROLOL or CARVEDILOL or TERTATOLOL or NIPRADILOL or PENBUTOLOL
#8: #1 or #2
#9: #3 or #4
#10: #5 or #6 or #7
#11: #8 and #9 and #10

Date given at review status.