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. 2018 Nov 7;20(12):1654–1665. doi: 10.1111/jch.13408

Table 2.

Risk of bias critical assessment—meta‐analyses

Bias domain Study and ratings
Gay et al26 Kelly et al32
A priori design No Yes
Duplicate study selection/data extraction Yes, for study selection; unclear for data extraction Yes
Comprehensive literature search Yes Yes
Status of publication used as an inclusion criterion No Yes
List of studies (included and excluded) provided No Yes
Characteristics of included studies provided Yes Yes
Quality of studies assessed and documented Yes Yes
Quality of included studies used appropriately in formulating conclusions Yes Yes
Methods to combine findings appropriate Yes Yes
Publication bias assessed Yes No
Conflict of interest stated Yes, the authors declared no disclosure. Yes