Meta-Analysis
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World J Hepatol. Feb 28, 2017; 9(6): 333-342
Published online Feb 28, 2017. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v9.i6.333
Table 2 Jadad scale is a procedure for assessing the methodological quality or risk of bias in randomized controlled trials, adapted from Jadad et al[17]
ItemMaximum pointsDescription
Randomization21 point if randomization is mentioned
1 additional point if the method of randomization is appropriate
1 point has to be deducted if the method of randomization is inappropriate (minimum 0)
Blinding21 point if blinding is mentioned
1 additional point if the method of blinding is appropriate
1 point has to be deducted if the method of blinding is inappropriate (minimum 0)
An account of all patients1The fate of all patients in the trial is known, if no data are reported the reason is stated