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122AuthorOrigin aModified toolTool purpose bStudy designscovered cType of tool d(weighting)Items justified?Items by design?No. of itemsTool validity eInter-raterreliability fIntra-raterreliability fTest-retest fInternalconsistency fTime to completeUsed in otherreviews?Review referencenumberAppendix 3Anders, 1996 81 n 7 Coh s e n y 6 na na na na na n nAntczak, 1986 76 m Chalmers, 1981 51 7 RCTs s u n n 30 na na na na na n y 204Audet, 1993 176 m Poynard, 1988 403 7 RCTs, NRS s e n n 17 na 0.70 K (p < 0.01) na na na n y 205Avis, 1994 206 m Fowkes, 1991 107 3 Any c n n 24 na na na na na n nBailar, 1984 207 n 3 Weak/no internal controls c n n 5 na na na na na n nBaker, 1994 82 n 7 Coh c n n NR na na na na na n nBass, 1993 88 n 7 RCTs, NRS; multiple time s u n n 16 na na na na na n nseries and descriptivestudiesBaumann, 1997 208 n 7 RCTs, CTs c n n 20 na na na na na n nBerard, 1997 209 m Chalmers, 1981 51 7 RCTs, prospective CTs s n n NR na na na na na n nBeyer, 1998 210 n 7 RCTs, NRS c n n 4 na na na na na n nBland, 1985 211 m Gifford, 1969 265 2 CCTs c n n 18 na Perfect/good na na na n nexcept item 70.38 K , item 10.07 K , item 6–0.19 KBoers, 1991 212 m Sackett, 1985 349 7 RCTs, Coh c n n 21 na na na na na n nBorghouts, 1998 213 n 7 RCTs, Coh; longitudinal s e n n 13 na na na na na n nstudies; FU; prospectivestudies; retrospectivestudies; CCSBours, 1998 73 m van der Windt, 7 RCTs, CCTs s u n y 18 na 84% a na na na n n1995 71Bracken, 1989 104 n 6 Obs c n n 36 na na na na na n nBrown, 1991 214 m Haynes, 1976 273 7 RCTs, NRS; Pre/Post s u n n 6 na 89% a na na na n n 215continued