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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2012; 18(45): 6620-6627
Published online Dec 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i45.6620
Table 2 Reviewer judgments of methodological quality of included human studies according to the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies tool
Konturek et al[30]Leśniowski et al[33]Duarte-Rojo et al[34]Tukiainen et al[35]Sharma et al[36]Schäffler et al[37]Schäffler et al[38]Schäffler et al[39]Daniel et al[40]
Patients spectrumNoNoYesYesNoYesYesYesYes
Selection criteriaUnclearNoNoNoYesNoNoNoYes
Reference standartYesNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Period between IT and RSYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
VerificationUnclearYesNoYesYesNoNoNoYes
Same RSNoYesNoNoYesNoNoNoYes
RS independence on ITYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
IT replicationYesNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYes
RS replicationNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
IT interpretationNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
RS interpretationYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Data in practiceYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
ReportYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
WithdrawalsYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Total8 yes7 yes6 yes8 yes9 yes7 yes8 yes8 yes11 yes