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Breaking Down Cass Review Myths and Misconceptions: What You Need to Know – The Quackometer
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Studies that self select their cohort and don't include adequate controls are more susceptible to bias than those that do otherwise. Evaluating studies based on their susceptibility to bias is a vital part of the systematic review process.
You can read more about it here https://www.ohri.ca/programs/clinical_epidemiology/oxford.asp
But not actually proof of bias.
Ah young padawan, there is no such thing as proof of bias. There is merely the risk of susceptibility of it.
Exactly which is why the Ottawa whatever standard is not sufficient to discard a study. You have to do more.
Again, you really need to feed this startling discovery back to the medical community which has been using NOS for over 20 years. What a scandal.
No the medical community largely respects the short comings and uses of the Ottawa protocol. That's what made Class's report so insulting.