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Table 2 Risk of bias assessment

From: The effect of smoke-free legislation on the mortality rate of acute myocardial infarction: a meta-analysis

Study, year

Intervention independent of other changes?

Shape intervention effect pre-specified?

Intervention unlikely to affect data collection?

Knowledge of allocated interventions adequately prevented?

Incomplete outcome data adequately assessed?

Free from selective outcome reporting?

Free from other risks of bias

Risk of bias

Villalbí 2011

High

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Fernando 2013

High

Low

Low

Low

Low

High

Low

Moderate

Sericea Stallings-Smith 2013

High

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Carl Bartecchi 2006

High

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

High

Moderate

Shetty, K. D 2009

High

High

Low

Low

Low

Low

High

High

Dove 2010

High

Low

Low

Low

Low

High

Low

Moderate

McAlister 2010

High

Low

Low

Low

High

High

High

High

Brad Rodu 2012

High

Low

Low

Low

Low

High

High

High

Tania 2016

High

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

TQ Thach 2016

High

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low