PRISMA flow diagram

Systematic-review screening flow (PRISMA 2020).

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Removed before screening
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Reports excluded, with reasons
Included
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PRISMA 2020 flow diagramIDENTIFICATIONSCREENINGINCLUDEDRecords removed before screening:Duplicate records removed (n = 311)Records marked as ineligible by automationtools (n = 72)Records removed for other reasons (n = 40)Records excluded (n = 743)Reports not retrieved (n = 12)Reports excluded:Wrong population (n = 38)Wrong outcomes (n = 27)Wrong study design (n = 19)Full text unavailable (n = 6)Records identified from:Databases (n = 1,247)Registers (n = 63)Records screened (n = 887)Reports sought for retrieval (n = 144)Reports assessed for eligibility (n = 132)Studies included in review (n = 42)Reports of included studies (n = 48)Generated free with Folio · usefolio.co

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