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Rules for Scoring Limitations of Studies

Category
Rule for Marking
a Category Limitation

1. Study population and intervention description

  A limitation in EITHER 1A or 1B
     
2. Sampling   A limitation in ANY of the 4 questions (2A-2D)
     
3. Measurement: Exposure   A limitation in 3A OR EITHER question in 3B
     
4. Measurement: Outcome and Independent Variables   A limitation in EITHER question in 3C
     
5. Data analysis   A limitation in ANY 4A question OR 4B
6. Interpretation of results: Participation   A limitation in 5A
     
7. Interpretation of results: Comparability and Bias   A limitation in EITHER question of 5B
     
8. Interpretation of results: Confounders   A limitation in 5C
     
9. Other  

Any reported limitation

     
     
     
   

 

 



 

 


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