Selection | Outcome | |||||||
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Study | Representativeness of the exposed cohort | Selection of the non exposed cohort | Ascertainment of exposure | Outcome(s) absent at start of study | Comparability of cohorts | Assessment of outcome | Adequate follow up time | Adequacy of follow up |
Alabaz 2000 [10] | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Allesandroni 2010 [11] | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Bemelman 2000 [12] | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Benoist 2003 [13] | * | * | * | ** | * | * | * | |
Bergamaschi 2003 [14] | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Broquet 2010 [15] | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Courtney 2011 [16] | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||
da Luz Moreira 2007 [17] | * | * | * | * | ** | * | * | |
Diamond 2001 [18] | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Duepree 2002 [19] | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Dunker 1998 [20] | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||
El Gazaaz 2010 [21] | * | * | * | * | ** | * | * | * |
Eshuis 2008 [22] | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Fichera 2007 [24] | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||
Huilgol 2004 [25] | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||
Kishi 2000 [26] | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Lauro 2004 [27] | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Lowney 2006 [28] | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||
Luan 2000 [29] | * | * | * | * | * | |||
Msika 2001 [32] | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Nakajima 2010 [33] | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Shore 2003 [34] | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Sica 2008 [35] | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Tabet 2001 [37] | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Tanaka 2008 [38] | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Thaler 2005 [39] | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Uchikoshi 2004 [40] | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||
Umanskiy 2010 [41] | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Von Allmen 2003 [42] | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Wu 1997 [43] | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |