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. 2024 May 29;2024(5):CD016043. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD016043

3. Characteristics of identified studies: study type .

Study characteristic No (%)
Publication format Full text 167 (95.4)
Abstract 7 (4.0)
Thesis 1 (0.6)
Study design Randomized controlled trial 11 (6.3)
Cohort 7 (4.0)
Cross‐sectional 134 (76.6)
Case study 4 (2.3)
Commentary 3 (1.7)
Descriptive 2 (1.1)
Mixed methods 3 (1.7)
Systematic review 4 (2.3)
Review 3 (1.7)
Economic evaluation 1 (0.6)
Non‐randomized experimental study 2 (1.1)
Retrospective chart review 1 (0.6)
Total 175