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. 2017 Mar 22;7(3):e013620. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013620

FigureĀ 1.

FigureĀ 1

Parameters of research attention to the four major liver diseases. The relative level of attention devoted to each liver disease from different parameters: (A) detailed analysis of all presentations at the two major annual scientific liver meetings (AASLD and EASL); (B) research opportunities offered by public agencies in the USA and in the EU; (C) ongoing registered clinical trials (ClinicalTrials.gov); (D) scientific publications (PubMed). AASLD, American Association Study of Liver Diseases; AH, alcoholic hepatitis; ALD, alcoholic liver disease; EASL, European Association for the Study of the Liver; EU, European Union; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; NAFLD, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; NASH, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; NIH, National Institutes of Health.