According to Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) by 2 researchers, the quality of included studies was evaluated.[29] Available data were extracted by 2 authors independently. Disagreements were dealt with by a third reviewer. The NOS values arrange from 0 to 9. Studies with the score of 6 are considered to be of high quality.[30]
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