Table 3.
Stages of the study selection process.
Stage | Description | Participants |
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S1 | Selection of studies identified through different information sources. | H.A., A.P. and G.A. |
S2 | Exclusion of studies based on duplicates. | H.A., A.P. and G.A. |
S3 | Exclusion of studies based on a “title, abstract and keywords” screening, against the eligibility criteria. | All authors |
S4 | Consensus meeting. | All authors |
S5 | Exclusion of studies based on a “full-text” screening. | All authors |
S6 | Consensus meeting. | All authors |