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Study design characteristics contributing to rating
Design | Attrition | Baseline equivalence | Confounding factors? | Valid, reliable measures? |
---|---|---|---|---|
Randomized controlled trial | High |
Not established on race/ethnicity, SES, or baseline measures of the outcome(s) in the analyzed sample |
No |
Measure validity and reliability is not assessed for findings that receive a low evidence rating; all findings in this manuscript rate low |