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<strong>Evaluation</strong> of Type III Study<br />

Ref No<br />

Design<br />

• All studies analyzed as below<br />

• Not all parameters included<br />

. Ref<br />

Study<br />

Name Level<br />

of<br />

Evidence<br />

10 XX Retrospective<br />

Comparative<br />

study<br />

Study<br />

Design<br />

Selection<br />

Criteria<br />

Clear?<br />

Subjects<br />

with<br />

similar<br />

state of<br />

disease?<br />

Were<br />

controls<br />

Randomly<br />

selected<br />

from<br />

population?<br />

Groups<br />

Comparable<br />

at baseline?<br />

Adequate<br />

controls for<br />

potential<br />

confounders?<br />

Blinded<br />

outcome<br />

Assessors?<br />

Yes Yes Yes Yes NA No Yes<br />

<strong>Evaluation</strong> of Type IV Study<br />

Ref No<br />

Design<br />

• All studies analyzed as below<br />

• Not all parameters included<br />

. Ref<br />

Study<br />

Name Level<br />

of<br />

Evidence<br />

10 XX Retrospective<br />

Comparative<br />

study<br />

Study<br />

Design<br />

Selection<br />

Criteria<br />

Clear?<br />

Subjects<br />

with<br />

similar<br />

state of<br />

disease?<br />

Were<br />

controls<br />

Randomly<br />

selected<br />

from<br />

population?<br />

Groups<br />

Comparable<br />

at baseline?<br />

Adequate<br />

controls for<br />

potential<br />

confounders?<br />

Blinded<br />

outcome<br />

Assessors?<br />

Yes Yes Yes Yes NA No Yes<br />

Matching<br />

Appropriate?<br />

Matching<br />

Appropriate?<br />

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