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. 2012 Sep 12;2012(9):CD005014. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005014.pub3

Mueller 2008.

Methods RCT
Participants Households with low to mid‐level income
Interventions I1= Ionization smoke alarm installed + instructions given in maintenance + fire extinguisher provided
I2 = Photoelectric smoke alarm installed + instructions given in maintenance + fire extinguisher provided
Outcomes Outcomes measured at 9 and 15 months:
At 9 months:
Functional smoke alarm. I1=264/332, I2=322/340; OR 0.22 (0.12 to 0.38)
At 15 months:
Functional smoke alarm. I1=239/311, I2=287/314; OR 0.31 (0.19 to 0.51)
Notes Blinding ‐ n
 Outcomes 80% ‐ y
 Balance ‐ n/a
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Unclear