Extension of the Composite Quality Score (CQS) as an appraisal tool for prospective, controlled clinical therapy trials–A systematic review of meta-epidemiological evidence

• Steffen Mickenautsch ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: neem@global.co.za

  Affiliations Faculty of Dentistry, University of the Western Cape, Tygerberg, Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Community Dentistry, School of Oral Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Parktown, Johannesburg, South Africa, Review Center for Health Science Research, Bedfordview, Johannesburg, South Africa

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4994-2328

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• Stefan Rupf,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Chair of Synoptic Dentistry, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany

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• Ivana Miletić,

  Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Endodontics and Restorative Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

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• Veerasamy Yengopal

  Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Faculty of Dentistry, University of the Western Cape, Tygerberg, Cape Town, South Africa

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4284-3367

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