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Table 5 The Downs and Blacks score and NOS scale

From: MicroRNA-143 expression inhibits the growth and the invasion of osteosarcoma

References

Country

Type

Study Quality

Downs and Black Score

NOS Scale

Selection

Comparability

Expose

Outcome

Total score

Wen [1]

China

Cohort studies

20

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*

–

**

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Zhao [25]

China

Cohort studies

21

***

**

–

**

*******

Sun [7]

China

Cohort studies

23

***

**

–

**

*******

Dong [15]

China

Cohort studies

23

**

**

–

**

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Hirahata [4]

Japan

Cohort studies

20

***

**

–

**

*******

Li [28]

China

Cohort studies

19

***

**

–

*

******

Liu [29]

China

Cohort studies

16

***

*

–

*

*****

Zhou [30]

China

Cohort studies

20

**

**

–

**

******

Chen [40]

China

Cohort studies

21

***

**

–

**

*******

Wang [33]

China

Cohort studies

18

***

**

–

**

*******

Osaki [37]

Japan

Cohort studies

18

**

**

–

**

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