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. 2015 Mar 15;8(3):4066–4072.

Table 2.

Methodological quality of the included studies

Selection Comparability Exposure



Author Year Adequate definition of cases Representativeness of cases Selection of controls Definition of controls Control for important factors Ascertainment of exposure Same method of ascertainment for cases and controls Non- response rate Total stars
Landi 2003 ☆☆ 8
Gong 2005 ☆☆ 9
Jiang 2005 ☆☆ 5
McGreavey 2005 ☆☆ 8
Murtaugh 2005 5
Siezen 2005 ☆☆ 7
Gunter 2006 7
Koh 2006 ☆☆ 8
Kuriki 2006 ☆☆ 6
Theodoropoulos 2006 7
Vogel 2007 ☆☆ 7
Küry 2008 ☆☆ 8
Slattery 2009 5
Hawken 2010 ☆☆ 8
Abulí 2011 ☆☆ 5
Crous-Bou 2012 ☆☆ 8
Sainz 2012 8