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Table 4 Discarded studies with reasons

From: Fever during pregnancy as a risk factor for neurodevelopmental disorders: results from a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author

Reason

Al-Dawood and Albar (1993) [36]

No raw data on fever

Dreier et al. (2017) [37]

Study assessed academic performance, no data on neurodevelopmental disorders

Joseph et al. (2017) [38]

Primary exposure is premature birth

Liew et al. (2014) [24]

Primary exposure is Acetaminophen use

Liew et al. (2016) [39]

Primary exposure is Acetaminophen use

Mattson et al. (2003) [40]

Primary exposure is Varicella during pregnancy

Mazina et al. (2015) [41]

No control group for ASD

Pineda et al. (2003) [42]

No data on fever

Ystrom et al. (2017) [25]

Primary exposure is Acetaminophen use, no data on fever

Zerbo et al. (2017) [43]

No data on fever