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. 2017 Jan 3;12(1):e0169145. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169145

Table 2. The Newcastle-Ottawa scale score of included studies.

Study Selection Comparability Outcome Total scores
Chen, 2004 3 2 2 7
Konofal, 2004 3 1 2 6
Menegassi, 2010 3 2 2 7
Juneja, 2010 3 2 2 7
Kwon, 2011 4 2 2 8
Mahmoud, 2011 3 2 2 7
Cortese, 2011 4 2 2 8
Donfrancesco, 2013 4 2 3 9
Adisetiyo, 2014 4 2 2 8
Bener, 2014 4 2 2 8
Percinel, 2015 3 2 2 7