Critical appraisal:Berger AC, Fierro M, Kairys JC, Berd D, Sato T, Andrel J, et al 2012 2
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Risk of bias assessment: case series
Subject selection:
- Highly selected or not described (e.g. single-institution study)
Were the outcome measures blind to pre/post-intervention?
- No, but objective measures used
Follow-up complete and all patients included in the analysis?
- Yes (follow-up >95%)
Overall risk of bias
| High risk of bias | Additional comments: Please replace this text and include any additional comments in regards to your quality rating |
This appraisal has been completed.
- Article
- Berger AC, Fierro M, Kairys JC, Berd D, Sato T, Andrel J, et al. Lymph node ratio is an important and independent prognostic factor for patients with stage III melanoma. J Surg Oncol 2012 Jan;105(1):15-20 Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21815149.
- Assigned to
- User:Lyndal.alchin
- Topic area
- Guidelines:Melanoma
- Clinical question
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