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Francis DO, Chinnadurai S, Morad A, et al. Treatments for Ankyloglossia and Ankyloglossia With Concomitant Lip-Tie [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2015 May. (Comparative Effectiveness Reviews, No. 149.)

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Appendix DEvidence Table

Table D-1. Evidence table (MS Word, 364K)

Table D-2Abbreviations in evidence table

μmMicrometers
BSES-SFBreastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale – Short Form
CIConfidence Interval
CMCentimeters
CPTCurrent Procedural Terminology
ENTOtolaryngologist
g/dWeight Velocity
HATLFFHazelbaker Assessment Tool for Lingual Frenulum Function
IBATInfant Breastfeeding Assessment Tool
ICDInternational Classification of Diseases
IQRInterquartile Range
J/cm2Joules per Area
LATCHLatch, Audible swallowing, Type of Nipple, Comfort, Hold;
mL/minMilliliters per Minute
MMMillimeters
MPQMcGill Pain Questionnaire
NANot Applicable
NOMESCONordic Medico-Statistical Committee
NRNot Reported
NSNot Statistically Significant
ORLOtorhinolaryngology
PRIPain Rating Index
PPIPresent Pain Intensity
RCTRandomized, Controlled Trials
SDStandard Deviation
SEStandard error
SF-MQPShort Form McGill Pain Scale
VASVisual Analog Scale for Pain
W/cm2Power per Area
WHOWorld Health Organization

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