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Newcastle-Ottawa CC

Study design(s) targeted by the tool Case-control studiescase-control-study
Additional details on designs NA
Tool area Health
Link to the tool Get the Newcastle-Ottawa (CC) tool (PDF)

Details

Website https://www.ohri.ca/programs/clinical_epidemiology/oxford.asp
Primary publication Wells G, Sea B. Necastle-Ottawa quality assessment scale: case-control studies.
DOI
Guidance document Get the Newcastle-Ottawa (CC) guidance
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Language English
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Record last updated 08/08/2023

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Key Criteria

Focuses on risk of bias, or makes a distinction between items that assess risk of bias and other aspects of study quality No
Offers a method to reach either a domain specific or overall assessment of risk of bias No
Tool development involving a range of stakeholders from different disciplines (e.g. methodologists, statisticians, clinicians) No
Avoids recommending use of summary numerical quality scores Yes