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A flow diagram of the selection of eligible studies. The flow diagram shows the procedure of selecting an eligible study to undergo the systematic review. To perform this we start by identifying 3459 studies using a web-based search and goes to a screening of 901 studies after removing duplicates. Using eligibility criteria only 121 studies went to eligibility testing. Finally, 39 studies were included.
