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Table 4 The number of included studies per question resulting from different literature searches

From: Adaptation of the 2015 American College of Rheumatology treatment guideline for rheumatoid arthritis for the Eastern Mediterranean Region: an exemplar of the GRADE Adolopment

Question number

Studies included in source guideline

SR search

Screening of SR for primary studiesa

Primary study search

Question 1

–

1

2

1

Question 2

3

0

–

0

Question 3

4

0

–

0

Question 4

7

1

2

3

Question 5

0

0

–

2

Question 6

1

0

–

1

Question 7

1

0

–

0

Question 8

1

0

–

0

  1. SR systematic review
  2. aPrimary studies included in the identified systematic review and not included in the source guideline search
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