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142Author Review IV type b Topic Total RCTs NRS Other Type of QA Tool QA results dtype atool cACCP/AACVPR, Nar Rehab Pulmonary disease 76 49 ? 0 LoE US Task Force 377,378 Nar1997 393Anders, 1996 81 MA Vacc Measles 10 0 10? 0 S Author’s own Mean scoreAronson, 1996 249 MA Pharm Depression 8 4 4 0 S Detsky, 1992 92 Itemised; NarAudet, 1993 176 Nar Educ Medical students 10 0 10 0 S Modified Poynard, 1988 403 Itemised; OSBaker, 1994 82 Nar Surgery Coronary disease 38 0 7 31 C Author’s own ItemisedBass, 1993 88 Nar Behav Childhood injury 20 7 10 3 S Author’s own OS; ranked by scoreBauman, 1997 208 Nar Psych Chronic conditions 15 11 4 0 C Author’s own Itemised (most items)Berard, 1997 209 MA Physio Osteoporosis 18 5 13 0 S Modified Chalmers, 1981 51 Mean score and rangeBeyer, 1998 210 MA Vacc Influenza 24 22 2 0 S Author’s own ItemisedBoers, 1991 212 Nar Pharm Rheumatoid arthritis 7 6 1 0 C Modified Sackett, 1985 349 ItemisedBours, 1998 73 Nar Org Aftercare of elderly 17 6 11 0 S Modified van der Windt, Itemised and OS1995 71Brown, 1988 254 MA Educ Diabetes 47 NS NS 0 C Duffy, 1985 89 Mean score; no. with13 threats to validitypresented in Brown,1990 215Brown, 1990 215 MA Educ Diabetes 82 NS NS 0 S Brown, 1991 214 Not reportedBrown, 1995 216 MA Org Primary care 53 14 39 0 C Author’s own Not reportedBrown, 1996 217 MA Mixed Diabetes 89 ? ? 0 S Modified Brown, 1991 214 Mean score and rangeBurckhardt, 1987 362 MA Psych Elderly 41 23 18 0 C Smith and Glass, 1977 361 NarCallahan, 1991 218 MA Pharm Stable chronic obstructive 14 11 4 0 C Author’s own Itemisedpulmonary diseaseCallahan, 1995 264 MA Surg Knee arthroplasty 64 0 64? 0 NR Gartland 1988 124 Not reportedCameron, 2000 83 MA Rehab Fractures in older people 41 14 27 0 S Author’s own OSCamma, 1996 335 MA Pharm Hepatitis C 9 5 4 0 S Nicolucci, 1989 77 Mean scoreCao, 1997 226 MA Pharm Bancroftian filariasis 15 9 6 0 S Modified Chalmers, 1981 51 Not reportedCarlson, 1996 227 MA Occ ther Well-being of older persons 14 6 8 0 C Author’s own NarCarter, 1994 178 Nar Alt med Pre-menstrual syndrome 14 ? ? 0 S Modified Chalmers, 1981 51 OScontinuedAppendix 6