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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 14, 2008; 14(34): 5336-5343
Published online Sep 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5336
Table 2 Quality assessment by Jadad’s scale and baseline comparison
Study (year of publication)Is the study randomized?Is the procedure appropriate & reported?Is the study blind to the assessors?Is the blinding method appropriate & reported?Were the groups similar at baseline?
Andrada et al (2004)[35]CCCCC
Bechtold et al (2006)[36]CCNNAC
Harikumar et al (2006)[38]CCCCP1
Lee et al (2002)[41]CPCNC
Ovayolu et al (2006)[42]CCNNAC
Schiemann et al (2002)[44]CNNNAP2
Smolen et al (2002)[45]CNNNAC
Uedo et al (2004)[46]CNNNAC