Analysis
Rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations
What is “quality of evidence” and why is it important to clinicians?
BMJ 2008; 336 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39490.551019.BE (Published 01 May 2008) Cite this as: BMJ 2008;336:995
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