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. 2016 Apr 19;83(1):80–87. doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2016.01.008

Table 2.

Quality assessment of included studies.

Author Selection
Comparability
Exposure
Summary
Is the case definition adequate? Representativeness of the cases Selection of controls Definition of controls Ethnicity Age Ascertainment of exposure Same method of ascertainment for cases and controls Non-response rate
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