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Eligibility

Screening

Literature identified through databasePubmed: n=236PsycINFO: n=58Coharne: n=152 

Studed inclued (n = 15)

Full-text studies scrutinized for eligibility (n=148)

Studies excluded for reasons (n=133)No brain tumor sample or mixed cancer sample (n=54)Data on brain tumor patients only (n=20)No valid psychological assessment or related results reported (n=34)Review or opinion articles (n=8)Duplicate studies (n=14)Unable to get full text (n=3) 

Records screened (n=446) 

Identification

Screening title/abstract excluded (n=298)