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World J Clin Oncol. Aug 24, 2024; 15(8): 1092-1101
Published online Aug 24, 2024. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v15.i8.1092
Table 3 Quality assessment using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale for cohort studies
Ref.
Selection
Comparability
Outcome


Score
Representativeness of the exposed cohortSelection of the nonexposed cohortAscertainment of exposureDemonstration that outcome of interest was not present at start of studyComparability of cohorts on the basis of the design or analysisAssessment of outcomeWas follow-up long enough for outcomes to occurAdequacy of follow up of cohorts
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