General commenls
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The first two questions are screening questions and can be answered
quickly. If the answer to those two is "yes", it is worth proceeding with the
remaining questions.
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You are asked to record a "yes", "no" or "can't tell" to most of the questions.
A number of italicised hints are given after each question. These are
designed to remind you why the question is important. There
time in the small grcups to answer them all in detail!.
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Detailed Questions
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Was everybody included who should
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Did they
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bias:
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dffirent groups?
Were the subjects and/or the outcome assessor
blinded to exposure (does this matter)?
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confounding factors?
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Can't tell
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rate diference?
How strong is the association between exposure
and outcome (RR/?
V[/hat is the absolute risk reduction (ARR)?
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Ilowever, for certain questions observational studies provide the only
evidence.
Recommendations from observational studies are always stronger when
supported by other evidence.
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