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8.5  The Cochrane Collaboration’s tool for assessing risk of bias

8.5.1 Overview

Table 8.5.a The Cochrane Collaboration's tool  for assessing risk of bias

Table 8.5.b Differences between the ‘Risk of bias’ tool described in Handbook versions 5.0.1/5.0.2 and the revised ‘Risk of bias’ tool described in Handbook version 5.1.0 (this version)

8.5.2 The description

Table 8.5.c Examples of summary descriptions for Sequence generation entry

8.5.3 The judgement

Table 8.5.d Criteria for judging risk of bias in the 'Risk of bias' assessment tool