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. 2016 Mar 25;16(4):434. doi: 10.3390/s16040434

Table 5.

Level of evidence and grade of recommendation (n = 17).

Study Level of Evidence Design Level of Recommendation
Afzal et al. 2015 [49] 3B Individual Case-Control Study B
Byl et al. 2015 [47] 1B Individual Randomized Controlled Trial A
Crea et al. 2015 [48] 3B Individual Case-Control Study B
Grewal et al. 2015 [43] 1B Individual Randomized Controlled Trial A
Ma et al. 2015 [28] 3B Individual Case-Control Study B
Caudron et al. 2014 [67] 3B Individual Case-Control Study B
Halicka et al. 2014 [75] 3B Individual Case-Control Study B
Franco et al. 2013 [89] 3B Individual Case-Control Study B
Nanhoe-Mahabier et al. 2012 [36] 3B Individual Case-Control Study B
Nataraj et al. 2012 [63] 3B Individual Case-Control Study B
Sungkarat et al. 2011 [50] 1B Individual Randomized Controlled Trial A
Alahakone et al. 2010 [110] 3B Individual Case-Control Study B
Janssen et al. 2010 [68] 3B Individual Case-Control Study B
Giansanti et al. 2009 [64] 3B Individual Case-Control Study B
Lee et al. 2007 [51] 3B Individual Case-Control Study B
Chiari et al. 2005 [65] 3B Individual Case-Control Study B
Wall et al. 2001 [32] 3B Individual Case-Control Study B