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. 2016 Apr 1;7(2):61–74. doi: 10.15171/ijoem.2016.739
Table 3: Methodological quality criteria and quality score
Citation Year Clearly focusedquestion? Inclusion/ exclusion Comprehensive Number ofsearchstrategies Number of years Methodologicalquality Methods weighting Strength of evidence Congruence data & author interpretation COI Quality score Percent
Aldana 2001 1 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 1 1 11 85%
Bell 2009 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 13 100%
Bigos 2009 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 12 92%
Brewer 2007 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 13 100%
Cancelliere 2011 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 13 100%
Carroll 2010 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 12 92%
Chapman 2012 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 11 85%
Czabala 2011 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 13 100%
Elders 2000 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 11 85%
Furlan 2012 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 12 92%
Hlobil 2005 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 12 92%
Maher 2000 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 12 92%
Palmer 2012 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 12 92%
Proper 2002 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 12 92%
Schaafsma 2011 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 13 100%
Tuncel 2006 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 12 92%
Tveito 2004 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 12 92%
van Dongen 2011 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 12 92%