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The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHBLI) Quality Assessment Tool for Observational Cohort and Cross-sectional studies.
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Extraction Chart: Summary of studies included in the review (n = 17, sample size = 28,957).
PRISMA flow chart diagram.