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Analysis Rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations

Going from evidence to recommendations

BMJ 2008; 336 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39493.646875.AE (Published 08 May 2008) Cite this as: BMJ 2008;336:1049

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