This would potentially narrow the generalizability and applicability of our RTW program.
This narrow cohort limits the generalizability of our findings to other patient groups.
The case-control study was restricted to three hospitals within a single, geographically narrow network, possibly limiting generalizability.
In addition, although our study is from a high-volume, tertiary care facility, another limitation is the narrow geographic range and its generalizability to other patient populations (i.e., external validity).
The study population was drawn from a small geographic region, representing two narrow age ranges, which may potentially limit generalizability.
An additional potential limitation of our analysis was that our two populations of health professionals represent a narrow range of SES, possibly limiting the generalizability of our results.
Alternatively inclusion criteria may be narrowed, with a corresponding lower degree of generalizability as a consequence.
Consequently, we cannot exclude the possibility that the narrow age range of our study limits the generalizability of findings.
Similarly, the relatively narrow age-range of the current sample limits the generalizability of the results to other ages, although the etiology of depression and anxiety sensitivity is not expected to change markedly across adolescence.[ 53, 54] Furthermore, the precise age-range allows closer understanding of a specific developmental stage.
However, both sets of works had significant limitations as the former lacked generalizability and replicability, while the latter had a too narrow focus, since they tended to analyse single aspects of the urban environment rather than a more complex set of metrics.
The relatively narrow age span in our study, 40 46 years at baseline and 47 52 at the end of follow up, may limit the generalizability to other age groups.
