Table 1.
Databases and search terms used for systematic review.
| Database or conference | Years | Search terms |
|---|---|---|
| Medline (OVID) | Up to August 2013 | ‘HIV’ (MeSH Terms) OR ‘HIV’ (All fields) AND ‘Hepatitis C’ (MeSH Terms) OR ‘Hepatitis C’ (All fields) AND ‘osteoporosis’ (MeSH Terms) OR ‘bone density’ (MeSH Terms) OR ‘fractures, bone’ (MeSH Terms) |
| Scopus | Up to August 2013 | (HIV OR AIDS OR human immunodef* OR acquired immun*) AND hepatitis C AND (fracture* or osteoporos* or osteopen* or osteopoen* or bone density or bone loss) |
| Cochrane Library | Up to August 2013 | ‘HIV’ OR ‘Hepatitis C’ AND ‘Bone’ |
| American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) | 2000–2013 | ‘HIV’ OR ‘fracture’ |
| American Society for bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR)a | 2000–2013 | ‘HIV’ OR ‘HCV’ OR ‘hepatitis’ |
| International AIDS Conference (AIDS) | 2000–2012 | ‘Bone’ OR ‘Fracture’ |
| Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) | 1997–2013 | ‘Bone’ OR ‘Fracture’ |
| Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment of the International AIDS Society (IAS) | 2001–2013 | ‘Bone’ OR ‘Fracture’ |
a
Abstracts from ASBMR 2013 were retrieved after October 2013.