From: Are mental disorders related to disbelief in free will? A systematic review
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1. Were the groups comparable other than the presence of disease in cases or the absence of disease in controls? | |||
2. Were cases and controls matched appropriately? | |||
3. Were the same criteria used for the identification of cases and controls? | • | • | • |
4. Was exposure measured in a standard, valid, and reliable way? | • | ||
5. Was exposure measured in the same way for cases and controls? | • | • | |
6. Were confounding factors identified? | • | ||
7. Were strategies to deal with confounding factors stated? | • | ||
8. Were outcomes assessed in a standard, valid, and reliable way for cases and controls? | • | • | • |
9. Was the exposure period of interest long enough to be meaningful? | |||
10. Was appropriate statistical analysis used? | • | • |