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Table 3 Quality assessment tool for case series

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) quality assessment tool for case-series study (Interventional)
De Oliveira 2019 [32]
Major Components	Response options
1. Was the study question or objective clearly stated?	Yes	No	Cannot Determine/ Not Applicable/ Not Reported
2. Was the study population clearly and fully described, including a case definition?	Yes	No	Cannot Determine/ Not Applicable/ Not Reported
3. Were the cases consecutive?	Yes	No	Cannot Determine/ Not Applicable/ Not Reported
4. Were the subjects comparable?	Yes	No	Cannot Determine/ Not Applicable/ Not Reported
5. Was the intervention clearly described?	Yes	No	Cannot Determine/ Not Applicable/ Not Reported
6. Were the outcome measures clearly defined, valid, reliable, and implemented consistently across all study participants?	Yes	No	Cannot Determine/ Not Applicable/ Not Reported
7. Was the length of follow-up adequate?	Yes	No	Cannot Determine/ Not Applicable/ Not Reported
8. Were the statistical methods well-described?	Yes	No	Cannot Determine/ Not Applicable/ Not Reported
9. Were the results well-described?	Yes	No	Cannot Determine/ Not Applicable/ Not Reported
Quality Rating	GOOD	FAIR	POOR
Additional Comments (If Poor, please state why):

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