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. 2012 Dec 28;7(12):e50403. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050403

Table 2. Quality of the Cochrane and non-Cochrane Reviews according to AMSTAR and r-AMSTAR.

Cochrane Non-Cochrane
AMSTAR r-AMSTAR AMSTAR r-AMSTAR
Grade* A 12 (40%) 14 (46.7%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
B 12 (40%) 13 (43.3%) 2 (6.7%) 3 (10%)
C 4 (13.3%) 3 (10%) 1 (3.3%) 8 (26.7%)
D 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 2 (6.7%) 8 (26.7%)
E 2 (6.7%) 0 (0%) 5 (16.7%) 6 (20%)
F 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 20 (66.7%) 5 (16.7%)

A; 90%, B; 80%, C; 70%, D; 60%, E; 50%, F; <50%.