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. 2022 Aug 30;11:179. doi: 10.1186/s13643-022-02033-z

Table 4.

General limitations of the scoping review

Potential bias/issues
Review by one researcher Reduced transparency and reproducibility
Only one reviewer extracting data Increased risk of errors and missing key, relevant points
Considering only recent articles Key articles and results could be excluded
Excluding non-English publications Important studies/reviews in other languages may have been missed
Limited access to relevant databases Key articles may not have been considered due to inaccessibility
Flexible review/study design Reduced accuracy, validity and possible bias