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Figure 1. Study selection flowchart Figure 1. Study selection flowchart.
* The reference list for excluded studies is available from the corresponding author.
* The reference list for excluded studies is available from the corresponding author.
The accuracy of endometrial sampling
Search MEDLINE n=223
122 studies excluded:
7 studies not available
115 duplicates
Search EMBASE n= 231
Search Science Direct n=13
Cross-references n= 32
116 studies selected based on title
65 studies selected based on abstract
35 studies excluded*:
4 patients not with PMB
5 review article/letter
2 on cytology instead of histology
10 no reference standard
14 not on diagnostic accuracy end
sampling
7
30 studies eligible for inclusion:
13 data on PMP women 17 data combined pre/post
menopausal
17 studies excluded:
10 authors no email available 7 authors contacted: no
response
1 study on PMP women excluded after quality assessment
12 studies included
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