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Why were cross-sectional studies excluded from many literature reviews?

April 26, 2017cross-sectional excluded Literature Reviews

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Why were cross-sectional studies excluded from many literature reviews?

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Many searches initially included all study designs. However, for a number of questions, cross-sectional studies were eventually excluded from a review when sufficient evidence from studies with a stronger design was available.