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. 2013 Mar 28;2013(3):CD006896. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006896.pub2

Fletcher 1971.

Methods This RCT was conducted on the women living in London. Participants were ascribed at random to 2 treatment groups.
Participants Pregnant women booked for antenatal clinic (n = 643).
Interventions Group1: ferrous sulphate 200 mg (n = 322).
Group 2: ferrous sulphate 200 mg + folic acid 5 mg (n = 321).
Outcomes Pre‐eclampsia (n = 643), serum folate levels (n = 643).
Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Quote: "the subjects were ascribed at random to two treatment groups by instructing each patient to take one tablet daily".
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk The methods used for allocation concealment was not stated in the text.
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk The methods used for blinding was not stated in the text.
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Number of exclusions and attritions (along with their reasons) were not reported.
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Unclear risk The study appears to be free of selective reporting.
Other bias Unclear risk No other bias identified but insufficient information available to fully assess this 'Risk of bias' domain.