References | DB (internal validity score/13) | USPSTF (internal validity rating) | DB (external validity score/3) | USPSTF (external validity rating) | DB (total numerical scoreb/28 and rating) | USPSTF (overall rating) |
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Bautch et al (1997 ) | 8 | Poor | 1 | Fair | 18; fair | Poor a |
Bautch et al. (2000) | 6 | Fair | 1 | Fair | 17; fair | Fair |
Bircan et al. (2008) | 7 | Fair | 1 | Fair | 18; fair | Fair |
Dias et al. (2003) | 8 | Poor | 1 | Fair | 18; fair | Poor a |
Ettinger et al. (1997) | 11 | Good | 3 | Fair | 25; good | Fair a |
Evcik et al. (2002) | 5 | Fair | 1 | Good | 15; fair | Fair |
Ferrell et al. (1997) | 8 | Fair | 1 | Fair | 19; fair | Fair |
Holtgrefe et al. (2007) | 7 | Fair | 3 | Fair | 18; fair | Fair |
Koldas Doğan et al. (2008) | 7 | Fair | 0 | Fair | 17; fair | Fair |
Kovar et al. (1992) | 9 | Fair | 3 | Fair | 21; good | Fair a |
Lemstra et al. (2005) | 11 | Good | 3 | Good | 24; good | Good |
Martin et al. (1996) | 7 | Fair | 1 | Fair | 16; fair | Fair |
Messier et al. (2004) | 11 | Fair | 3 | Fair | 23; good | Fair a |
Meyer et al. (2000) | 8 | Poor | 0 | Poor | 19; fair | Poor a |
Miller et al. (2006) | 8 | Fair | 1 | Fair | 17; fair | Fair |
Nichols et al. (1994) | 8 | Fair | 1 | Fair | 15; fair | Fair |
Rasmussen-Barr et al. (2009) | 9 | Good | 2 | Good | 21; good | Good |
Rooks et al. (2007) | 10 | Good | 3 | Good | 24; good | Good |
Talbot et al. (2003) | 7 | Fair | 2 | Good | 18; fair | Fair |
Valim et al. (2003) | 7 | Fair | 1 | Poor | 19; fair | Fair |