Review Article
Comparison of Fine Needle Aspiration and Fine Needle Nonaspiration Cytology of Thyroid Nodules: A Meta-Analysis
Table 3
Risk of bias assessment of included studies.
| Study | Sequence generation | Allocation concealment | Blinding | Incomplete outcome data | Selective reporting | Other bias |
| de Carvalho et al. [10] | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Schoedel et al. [21] | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Raghuveer et al. [20] | High | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | McElvanna et al. [19] | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Tauro et al. [15] | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Maurya et al. [11] | Low | Unclear | Low | Low | Low | Low | Kamal et al. [12] | Low | Unclear | Low | Low | Low | Low | Mahajan and Sharma [8] | Low | Unclear | Unclear | Low | Low | Low | Pinki et al. [13] | High | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Ibrahim et al. [23] | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Kashi et al. [24] | Low | Unclear | Low | Low | Low | Low | Chowhan et al. [25] | High | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Torabizadeh et al. [14] | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Kaur et al. [26] | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Torres et al. [27] | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Ghosh et al. [28] | Low | Unclear | Low | Low | Low | Low |
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