We thank the authors of the letter to the editor for their comments on our meta-analysis.
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The selection of a risk of bias assessment has recently become a debatable question
in meta-analytical research, especially when comparing the Cochrane risk of bias tool
and the Physiotherapy Evidence Database scale. To this end, Moseley et al
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recently conducted a meta-epidemiologic study to assess the level of agreement between
these instruments. The results of this review, based on 1442 randomized controlled
trials, indicated that both instruments should be equally recommended to quantify
risk of bias in the meta-analysis, but they cannot be used interchangeably. We do,
however, recognize the utility of the Cochrane risk of bias.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Published online: November 03, 2020
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