Table A2: Risk of Bias Among Observational Trials on the Effectiveness of Continuity of Care on Health Resource Utilization.
| Author, Year | Appropriate Eligibility Criteria | Appropriate Measurement of Exposure | Appropriate Measurement of Outcome | Adequate Control for Confounding | Complete Follow-Up |
| Chen & Cheng, 2011 (17) | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations |
| Cheng et al, 2011 (11) | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations |
| Worrall & Knight, 2011 (21) | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations |
| Cheng et al, 2010 (10) | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations |
| Hong et al, 2010 (22) | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations |
| Lin et al, 2010 (18) | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations |
| Liu et al, 2010 (23) | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations |
| Atlas et al, 2009 (19) | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations |
| Knight et al, 2009 (16) | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations |
| Ionescu-Ittu et al, 2007 (12) | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations |
| Menec et al, 2006 (13) | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations |
| Menec et al, 2005 (14) | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations |
| Mainous et al, 2004 (20) | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations |
| Harvey et al, 2004 (25) | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations |
| Koopman et al, 2003 (24) | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations | No limitations |