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. 2018 Dec 19;26(4):3208–3225. doi: 10.1007/s11356-018-3769-1

Table 4.

Pico table of screening criteria for titles and abstracts

Criterion Guidance notes Decision
1. Year No restriction on date
2. Study design To include: cross-sectional studies, case-control studies, longitudinal observation studies (prospective and retrospective cohort and longitudinal studies) and systematic reviews (meta-analysis/reviews/reviews of reviews)
3. Type of participants Studies involved children aged 0–5 years old
4. Health outcomes The study focused on pneumonia as the primary health outcome
5. Exposure Does the study look at indoor air pollution as primary exposure