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150Author Review IV type b Topic Total RCTs NRS Other Type of QA Tool QA results dtype atool cWells-Parker, MA Behav Drink/drive offenders 194 NS NS 0 S Author’s own No. scoring in certain1995 129 rangesWingood, 1996 202 Nar Behav HIV/AIDS 7 5 2 0 C Modified Oakley, 1994 128 Itemised; NarWitlin, 1998 381 Nar Pharm Pre-eclampsia and 18 14 4? 0 LoE US Task Force, 1989 378 OS; level of evidenceEclampsiaWright, 1995 203 Nar Other Obstructive sleep apnoea 23 1 22 0 C Author’s own NarAppendix 6a MA, meta-analysis; Nar, narrative.b Rehab, rehabilitation; Vacc, vaccination; Diet, dietary; Pharm, pharmaceutical; Surg, surgery; Org, organisation; Educ, education; Mixed, several <strong>intervention</strong>s; Psych, Psychiatry;Alt med, alternative medicine; Behav, behavioural therapy; Physio, physiotherapy; Psych-ed, psychoeducational; H promo, health promotion; Occ ther, occupational therapy;other, other types of <strong>intervention</strong>; Prim prev, primary prevention; Exerc, exercise; Pall care, palliative care.c LoE, Levels of evidence; S, Scale; C, checklist; NR, not reported.d Itemised, itemised per study; Nar, narrative description; OS, overall score.e NIDDM = <strong>non</strong>-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

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