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© Queen’s Printer and Controller of HMSO 2003. All rights reserved.Author Review IV type b Topic Total RCTs NRS Other Type of QA Tool QA results dtype atool cLyons, 1991 319 MA Behav Psychological conditions 70 NS NS 0 C Modified Smith, 1980 364 % of comparisons ineach categoryMacLehose, 2000 26 MA Screening/ Breast cancer/neural 34 12 11 11 S Modified Downs, 1998 85 Mean score per groupother tube defects of studies according to4 dimensions of biasMacMillan, 1994 396 Nar Psych Child sexual abuse 19 14 5 0 S Modified Chalmers, 1981 51 ItemisedMacMillan, 1994 191 Nar Social Child phys abuse/neglect 11 6 5 0 S Modified Chalmers, 1981 51 ItemisedworkMargolis, 1995 322 Nar Org Discharge of newborns 13 3 10 0 C Author’s own Not reportedMarrs, 1995 323 MA Other Psychological problems 70 59 11 0 C Author’s own % meeting certaincriteria reportedMassy, 1995 324 MA Pharm Renal disease 154 NS NS NS S Author’s own Not reportedMathews, 1996 397 Nar Diet Pregnancy 27 8 19? 0 C Can’t tell NarMayo-Smith, 1997 241 MA Pharm Alcohol withdrawal 65 NS NS 0 C Cook, 1992 238 Not reportedMaziak, 1998 192 Nar Surg Intensive care unit 5 3 2 0 S Author’s own ItemisedpatientsMcAweeney, 1997 325 MA Psych Spinal cord injury 11 0 S Author’s own Mean score per itemMcCusker, 1998 328 MA Mixed Depression in older 37 NS NS 0 S Modified Chalmers, 1981 51 Mean score and SDpeopleMelchart, 1994 93 Nar Alt med Immuno-modulation 26 16 10 0 S Author’s own and Detsky, Itemised; OS1992 92Miller, 1995 87 Nar Mixed Alcoholism 211 159 52 0 S Author’s own ItemisedMorin, 1994 330 MA Behav Insomnia 59 NS NS 0 S Author’s own Not reportedMullen, 1985 275 MA Educ Chronic illness 70 43 27 0 S Haynes, 1976 273 OSMullen, 1992 274 MA Educ Coronary heart disease 38 14 24 0 NR Modified Haynes, 1976 273 No. meeting certaincriteria reportedMulrow, 1986 197 Nar Other Diabetic retinopathy 15 3 1 11 C Author’s own ItemisedMurtagh, 1995 332 MA Psych Insomnia 66 ? ? 0 C Author’s own Not reportedNaylor, 1987 334 MA Pharm Renal failure 5 4 1 0 S Modified Chalmers, 1981 51 OSNHS CRD, 1996 119 Nar Mixed Reduction of injuries 49 22 27 0 C CRD guidelines NarNHS CRD, 1995 391 Nar Public N/A 94 38 56 0 C Woolf, 1990 390 Not reportedhealthcontinuedHealth Technology Assessment 2003; Vol. 7: No. 27147