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| Quality aspect | Criteria | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Study setting: | In - situ | 1 |
| In - vivo | 2 | |
| Article provides information on: | How the sample were collected | 1 |
| How examiners/patients were blinded | 1 | |
| How operators were trained or calibrated | 1 | |
| Examiners' reliability | 1 | |
| Sample drop-out rate: | 33-20% | 0 |
| 10-19% | 2 | |
| <10% | 3 | |
| Followed up period: | <1 year | 0 |
| 1 year | 1 | |
| >1 year | 2 |
Quality scores (Total number of points): 'Strong evidence' = 10-11 'Good evidence' = 6-9 'Reasonable evidence' = 0-5
