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. 2017 Jul 3;12(7):e0180108. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0180108

Table 4. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) quality assessment of the included studies in this meta-analysis.

Cohort Star Template
Study Selection (4) Comparability (2) Outcome (3) Total (9)
Wing ☆☆☆☆ ☆☆☆ 8
Gianantonio ☆☆☆ ☆☆ 6
Lian ☆☆☆ ☆☆☆ 6
Rosenfeld ☆☆☆☆ ☆☆ 7
Yoshihara ☆☆☆☆ ☆☆☆ 8
Andersen ☆☆☆☆ ☆☆ ☆☆☆ 9
Korelitz ☆☆☆☆ ☆☆☆ 8
Lo ☆☆☆☆ ☆☆☆ 8
Hawken ☆☆☆ ☆☆☆ 6
Case-Control Star Template
Study Selection (4) Comparability (2) Exposure (3) Total (9)
Momotani ☆☆☆☆ ☆☆ 7
Clementi ☆☆☆☆ ☆☆ 7
Chen ☆☆☆☆ ☆☆ 7