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. 2017 Apr 27;46:34. doi: 10.1186/s40463-017-0202-6

Table 2.

Validation Process - Exclusion Criteria

1. Papers published after April 1, 2015 (the date of data collection)
2. Articles published in non peer-reviewed journals, or in biomedical journals that are not indexed by Pubmed (as this is a basic marker of journal quality) including popular magazines and newspaper articles
3. Textbook chapters
4. Patents