Thomas 2003.
Methods | Same as Thomas 2002 | |
Participants | Same as Thomas 2002 | |
Interventions | Same as Thomas 2002 | |
Outcomes | Same as Thomas 2002 | |
Notes | The study by Thomas et al was reported twice as a conference abstract (Thomas 2002; Thomas 2003). We reported both the titles, but they describe the same study. We contacted the first author for further information, but received no response | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Same as Thomas 2002 |