Meanings of third reviewer in English

Disagreements were resolved by consensus in consultation with a third reviewer.

In case of disagreement, a third reviewer will be consulted.

When consensus was difficult to reach, a third reviewer intervened.

Data were extracted by two independent reviewers, with disagreements resolved by a third reviewer.

Studies were selected by two assayers, and disagreement was resolved by a third reviewer.

We resolved discrepancies by discussion or a third reviewer.

A third reviewer resolved disagreements between review authors.

If there was disagreement to accept or reject the abstract, then a third reviewer acted as arbiter.

Disagreements were arbitrated by a third reviewer.

To establish the reference standard, two independent reviewers annotated all documents in both sets; a third reviewer adjudicated disagreements.

Data extraction and synthesis: Data were extracted by 2 independent reviewers, and discrepancies were mediated by an expert third reviewer.

Study selection: Randomized and quasi-randomized controlled trials without language restriction were assessed by 2 reviewers independently and discrepancies were resolved by involving a third reviewer.

Two reviewers independently screened citations, selected articles for inclusion, and abstracted clinical and methodological data from included studies with disagreements resolved by a third reviewer.