Critical appraisal:Posther KE, Selim MA, Mosca PJ, Stanley WE, Johnson JL, Tyler DS, et al 2006 4
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Risk of bias assessment: cohort study
Subject selection
"New technology" group
- Selected group
Comparison group
- Selected group
Comparability of groups on demographic characteristics and clinical features
- Not comparable and not adjusted for differences
Measurement of outcomes
Same method of measurement used across comparison groups
- Yes
Completeness of follow-up
Was follow-up complete and were all patients included in the analysis?
- Yes (follow-up >95%) or survival analysis using all patients
Overall risk of bias
High risk of bias | Additional comments: Please replace this text and include any additional comments in regards to your risk of bias rating |
- Article
- Posther KE, Selim MA, Mosca PJ, Stanley WE, Johnson JL, Tyler DS, et al. Histopathologic characteristics, recurrence patterns, and survival of 129 patients with desmoplastic melanoma. Ann Surg Oncol 2006 May;13(5):728-39 Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16538415.
- Assigned to
- User:Meghna.kakani
- Topic area
- Guidelines:Melanoma
- Clinical question
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