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. 2021 Mar 26;11(3):e044207. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044207

Table 1.

Reasons recorded for persistent uncertainty

Available evidence supporting uncertainty
A No systematic review available.
B Systematic review available, but authors did not find any randomised controlled trials in the literature.
C Systematic review available, some randomised controlled trials found, but no formal meta-analysis performed.
D Systematic review with meta-analysis available, uncertainty persists.
E Cochrane systematic review with meta-analysis performed, results inclusive.