There are some potential limitations to our study: (1) the non-probability sampling design method and participation of less than half of those eligible, raises the possibility of selection bias; (2) simple categorisation of cholesterol as 'normal' or 'abnormal', BP as 'hypertensive' or 'normotensive' and FBG as 'diabetic' or 'non-diabetic', as in other studies.
(a) I am planning to quit; (b) I am just open to the possibility (both eligible); (c) I am not interested in quitting in the near future (not eligible)".
Only half of those eligible participated, raising the possibility of selection bias.
Eligible patients had the possibility to participate in the study by giving informed consent form until the first unit of the intervention (three days).
Apart from the possibility of eligible families being too rich or too ill informed to claim, most of the children not claimed for were ineligible as the children of non-nationals with temporary or unconfirmed residence status, such as foreign armed forces, overseas students, and recent immigrants, including asylum seekers.
With this simple movement, the possibilities for eligible receivers become dizzying.
However, without a credit card and eligible age, their purchasing possibilities are very limited and as such, are left outside of the mobile payment revolution," the startup tells TechCrunch.
Based on that interview, the officer decides whether the applicant has a "significant possibility" of being eligible for asylum.
However it has the limitation of having to rely on key informants of varying ability to find the women and the possibility of missing eligible cases.
First, it was retrospective and therefore we cannot rule out the possibility that certain eligible patients were excluded because of an oversight in the computer rating of diagnosis of meningitis.
7. Was bias in the selection of studies avoided? 8. Did the selection of studies (in particular the choice of eligible study designs) minimize the possibility of including studies with a high propensity for bias? 9. Were the criteria used for assessing the validity of the included studies reported?
