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. 2017 Jan 13;18:15. doi: 10.1186/s12882-016-0428-y

Table 1.

The studies selected for review and their basic characteristics

Study Country of origin Number of cases Type of study
Azavedo et al. [2] Brazil 27 Cross sectional
Costa et al. [7] Brazil 10 Case series
Maia et al. [12] Brazil 2 Case series
Mayor et al. [11] Paraguay 8 Cross sectional
Nasim et al. [6] Pakistan 102 Cross sectional
Park et al. [3] South Korea 1 Case report
Prasad et al. [4] India 8 Case series
Raynaud et al. [13] Singapore 6 Case series
Tan et al. [5] Singapore 1 Case report
Tangnararatchak [14] Thailand 1 Case report
Weerakkody Sri Lanka 2 Unpublished data