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Table 4 Newcastle-Ottawa scale for assessing cohort study quality

From: A systematic review and meta-analysis of haematological malignancies in residents living near petrochemical facilities

Lead Author (Publication Year)

Selection (Max = 4)

Comparability (Max = 2)

Exposure (Max = 3)

Overall Quality (Max = 9)

Axelsson (2010) [6]

3

1

2

6

Barregard (2009) [68]

3

1

2

6

Beale (2010) [69]

2

2

2

6

Bulat (2011) [56]

3

1

1

5

Fazzo (2016) [48]

3

1

1

5

Lyons (1995) [54] a

2

1

2

5

Pasetto (2012) [73] a

3

2

2

7

Pekkanen (1995) [55]

2

1

1

4

Salerno (2013) [74]

3

1

1

5

Sans (1995) [67]

2

2

2

6

Wilkinson (1999) [75]

2

2

2

6

Zusman (2012) [57] a

3

0

1

4

  1. aStudies not included in the meta-analysis of leukaemia incidence
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