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External validity compared with expert opinion-based method by Green et al.12
| Green Method | Proposed Method* | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| % Responded yes, disclose | Retain | Rule–out | Total |
| 100% | 20 (95%) | 1 | 21 |
| 94% | 11 (78%) | 3 | 14 |
| 88% | 13 (87%) | 2 | 15 |
| 81% | 6 | 8 (43%) | 14 |
| 75% | 11 | 12 (45%) | 23 |
| 69% | 0 | 6 (100%) | 6 |
| 63% | 1 | 2 (66%) | 3 |
| 56% | 0 | 2 (100%) | 2 |
| 50% | 0 | 1 (100%) | 1 |
| Total | 62 | 37 | 99 |
Results after adjudication
