Table 7.
Bradford Hill criteria analysis
Bradford Hill criteria |
Met |
Not Met |
Strength of association |
|
X |
Consistency |
|
X |
Specificity |
|
X |
Temporality |
X- (in a few studies) |
|
Dose-response |
|
X |
Biological plausibility |
X |
|
Coherence |
|
X |
Experiment |
|
X |
Analogy |
Not explored |
Not explored |