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. 2023 Oct 1;15(10):e46317. doi: 10.7759/cureus.46317

Table 1. Inclusion and exclusion criteria .

RCTs: randomized controlled trials

  Inclusion criteria Exclusion criteria
Language Literature published in the English language Literature published in languages other than English
Type of study Observational studies, RCTs, systematic reviews, traditional reviews, and meta-analysis journals Editorials, perspectives, case reports, peer reviews, gray literature, unpublished studies, and animal studies
Year of Ppublishing Articles published after 2013 Articles published before 2013
Content of the study Articles with content relevant to the research question Articles focusing on treatments that are not corticosteroids
Population Children and adults Pregnant patients