Searches were conducted in in the following bibliographic databases for this review: MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE), and Health Technology Assessment Database (HTA). In addition, the reference lists of identified studies were checked.
The abstracts presented at the most recent meetings of various congresses were searched for relevant studies: International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) – both European and international meetings (International 2016; Asia 2016; Europe 2015; Latin America 2015); International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) (2015); International Liver Congress, organized by the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) (2016); The Liver Meeting, organized by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) (2015); and the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) (2016).
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