Frank, Robert A.
Sharifabadi, Anahita Dehmoobad
Salameh, Jean-Paul
McGrath, Trevor A.
Kraaijpoel, Noémie
Dang, Wilfred
Li, Nicole
Gauthier, Isabelle D.
Wu, Mark Z.
Bossuyt, Patrick M.
Levine, Deborah
McInnes, Matthew D. F.
Article History
Received: 31 May 2018
Revised: 10 September 2018
Accepted: 25 September 2018
First Online: 15 November 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Matthew McInnes.
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: One of the authors has significant statistical expertise (Drs McInnes and Bossuyt).
: Written informed consent was waived by the Institutional Review Board.
: Institutional Review Board approval was not required because this study is an evaluation of published literature.
: • Retrospective• Cross sectional study• Multicenter study