Table 5.

Methodological Score of the Selected Articles

Articles	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	Total No. of Checks	% of the Total
Ma Dan et al17	√	√	√√	–	√	√	√	√	- -	- -	-	√ √	√	√ -	12/20	60
Deguchi et al18	√	√	√ √	--	√	√	-	√	- -	- -	-	√√	√	√ -	11/20	55

Notes: √, Fully fulfilled the methodological criteria (1 check point). √ √, Fully fulfilled the methodological criteria (2 check points). ≠, Partially fulfilled the methodological criteria (0.5 check point). -, Did not fulfill the methodological criteria (0 check point); - -, Did not fulfill the methodological criteria (0 check point). Criteria are given in Table 1.