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 ====== QC Checklist ====== ====== QC Checklist ======
  
-1.   Do the studies meet the inclusion criteria? \\ +  Do the studies meet the inclusion criteria? 
-a.   Are they the primary studies and not secondary studies? \\ +      Are they the primary studies and not secondary studies? 
-b.   Are there any papers with biased sub-populations? Flag them for further review. \\ +      Are there any papers with biased sub-populations? Flag them for further review. 
-2.   Is the tagging complete? \\ +  Is the tagging complete? 
-a.   Check for gap teeth \\ +      Check for gap teeth 
-b.   Check for missing tags\\ +      Check for missing tags 
-c.   Use the bulk actions to apply missing tags to included studies and go back and add text. \\ +      Use the bulk actions to apply missing tags to included studies and go back and add text. 
-3.   Is extraction done correctly? \\ +  Is extraction done correctly? 
-a.   Are all the units matching? \\ +      Are all the units matching? 
-i.   Check this using quantitative synthesis\\ +        Check this using quantitative synthesis 
-b.   Is the same scale used for a given outcome across papers? \\ +      Is the same scale used for a given outcome across papers? 
-c.   Is there missing data that should have been extracted? \\ +      Is there missing data that should have been extracted? 
-i.   Can standard deviation (SD) be calculated from standard error (SE) or confidence interval (CI)?\\ +        Can standard deviation (SD) be calculated from standard error (SE) or confidence interval (CI)? 
-ii.   Was there data in the results/discussion section that should have been extracted? \\ +        Was there data in the results/discussion section that should have been extracted? 
-iii.   Was there data in tables that should have been extracted? \\ +        Was there data in tables that should have been extracted? 
-iv.   Are there any secondary analyses with extra data we could extract? \\ +        Are there any secondary analyses with extra data we could extract? 
-1.   If so, make sure you comment where you got the data. \\ +          If so, make sure you comment where you got the data. 
-v.   Is there a supplement with useful data? \\ +        Is there a supplement with useful data? 
-1.   If so, make sure you comment where you got the data. \\ +          If so, make sure you comment where you got the data. 
-vi.   Is there data on clinicaltrials.gov?\\ +        Is there data on clinicaltrials.gov? 
-1.   If so, make sure you comment where you got the data. \\ +          If so, make sure you comment where you got the data. 
-d.   Were there errors in the extraction? \\ +      Were there errors in the extraction? 
-i.   Make sure means/medians are not confused.\\ +        Make sure means/medians are not confused. 
-ii.   Make sure SD/SE are not confused.\\ +        Make sure SD/SE are not confused. 
-iii.   Make sure IQR and range are not confused. \\ +        Make sure IQR and range are not confused. 
-iv.   Make sure LS means are treated separately from (arithmetic) means. Unless otherwise specified it will be an arithmetic mean. \\ +        Make sure LS means are treated separately from (arithmetic) means. Unless otherwise specified it will be an arithmetic mean. 
-v.   Make sure loss to follow up is reflected in the sample sizes. \\ +        Make sure loss to follow up is reflected in the sample sizes. 
-e.   Are outcomes extracted at compatible timepoints across papers? \\ +      Are outcomes extracted at compatible timepoints across papers? 
-f.   Are blanks and 0s properly differentiated? \\ +      Are blanks and 0s properly differentiated? 
-g.   Are the definitions of data elements consistent across papers? +      Are the definitions of data elements consistent across papers? 
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 +If you prefer to have this in a downloadable word doc,{{ :wiki:guide:qc:qc_checklist.docx | here it is!}} 
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