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A traffic plot and summary plot of the included cohort studies. Risk of bias assessment of non-randomized controlled trial studies using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS). An overall NOS score of 7 and above is considered low risk, a score of 5 to 7 is considered to have some concerns, and a score under 5 is considered high risk.
