Item | Score | ||||||||||||||||
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Authors | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Raw | % |
Level II | |||||||||||||||||
   Goren et al. 2010 | ✓ | ✓ | RCT | ✓ | x | ? | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 12 | 85.7 |
   Koc et al.2009 | ✓ | ✓ | CT | ✓ | x | ? | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 10 | 71.4 |
   Malmivaara et al. 2007 | ✓ | ✓ | CT | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ? | ✓ | x | x | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 10 | 71.4 |
   Pua et al. 2007 | ✓ | ✓ | CT | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 11 | 78.6 |
   Thome et al. 2005 | ✓ | ✓ | CT | ✓ | x | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | x | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 11 | 78.6 |
   Weinstein et al. 2008 | ✓ | ✓ | RCT | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ? | ✓ | x | x | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 10 | 71.4 |
   Whitman et al. 2006 | ✓ | ✓ | CT | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 12 | 85.7 |
Level III-1 | |||||||||||||||||
   Sahin et al.2009 | ✓ | ✓ | C | ✓ | x | ? | ? | ✓ | ✓ | x | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | x | ✓ | 9 | 64.3 |
Level III-2 | |||||||||||||||||
   Athiviraham & Yen 2007 | ✓ | ✓ | C | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 11 | 78.6 |
   Sobottke et al. 2010 | ✓ | ✓ | C | ✓ | x | ? | ? | ✓ | x | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | 64.3 |
Level III-3 | |||||||||||||||||
   Cavusoglu et al. 2007 | ✓ | ✓ | AB | ✓ | x | ? | ? | ✓ | n/a | x | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | 69.2 |
   Chopko & Caraway 2010 | ✓ | ✓ | AB | ✓ | x | ? | ? | ✓ | n/a | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | 69.2 |
   Yasar et al. 2009 | ✓ | ✓ | AB | ✓ | x | ? | ? | ✓ | n/a | x | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | 69.2 |