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. 2018 Feb 14;149(3):197–221. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/aqx147

Table 6.

Body-of-Evidence Qualitative Analysis for Reflex Testing Practicea

Study Quality Rating Effect Size Rating
Baird et al, 200972 Good Substantialb
Bonaguri et al, 201173 Fair Cannot be determined
Cernich et al, 201474 Poor (study excluded) Cannot be determined
Froom et al, 201275 Good Substantialb
Tampoia et al, 200776 Fair Cannot be determined
VanWalraven et al, 200277 Poor (study excluded) Cannot be determined
Wu et al, 199978 Fair Cannot be determined

aOverall strength of evidence of effectiveness rating is “moderate”: 2 studies were good/substantial, 3 studies were standard effect measure cannot be determined, and 2 studies were excluded.

b P < .05.