Critical Appraisal Tools and Reporting Guidelines

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Bossuyt P. M. Reitsma J. B. Bruns D. E. Gatsonis C. A. Glasziou P. P. Irwig L. M. Lijmer J. G. Moher D. Rennie D. de Vet H. C. W. (2003). Towards complete and accurate reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy: The STARD initiative. British Medical Journal, 326(7379), 41–44. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.326.7379.41

Brett J. Staniszewska S. Simera I. Seers K. Mockford C. Goodlad S. Altman D. Moher D. Barber R. Denegri S. Entwistle A. R. Littlejohns P. Morris C. Suleman R. Thomas V. Tysall C. (2017). Reaching consensus on reporting patient and public involvement (PPI) in research: Methods and lessons learned from the development of reporting guidelines. BMJ Open, 7(10), e016948. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016948

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Chan A.-W. Tetzlaff J. M. Gøtzsche P. C. Altman D. G. Mann H. Berlin J. A. Dickersin K. Hróbjartsson A. Schulz K. F. Parulekar W. R. Krleza-Jeric K. Laupacis A. Moher D. (2013). SPIRIT 2013 explanation and elaboration: Guidance for protocols of clinical trials. BMJ, 346, e7586. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e7586

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Khorana M. Wongsin P. Torbunsupachai R. Kanjanapattanakul W. (2021). Effect of domperidone on breast milk production in mothers of sick neonates: A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial. Breastfeeding Medicine, 16(3), 245–250. https://doi.org/10.1089/bfm.2020.0234

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