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Table 4 methodological quality of 46 studies

From: Diagnostic value of fine-needle aspiration biopsy for breast mass: a systematic review and meta-analysis

 

QUADAS item

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Yes(n)

42

46

46

40

46

35

46

37

46

46

7

39

11

13

No(n)

4

0

0

0

0

11

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

3

Unknown(n)

0

0

0

6

0

0

0

4

0

0

39

7

35

30

Yes(%)

91

100

100

87

100

76

100

80

100

100

15

85

24

28

  1. n: number of studies