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Table 1 Details of to-be-included studies with a fictional study example

From: Barriers to the diagnosis of somatoform disorders in primary care: protocol for a systematic review of the current status

Study authors (year)

Type of study

Study characteristics

Diagnostic framework used

Quality assessment

For example, Murray et al. (XXXX)

Qualitative follow-up of RCT study

15 GPs interviewed about difficulties in diagnosing somatoform patients

DSM-IV

Sound methodology: thematic analysis coded independently