Going from evidence to recommendations

Abstract

The GRADE system classifies recommendations made in guidelines as either strong or weak. This article explores the meaning of these descriptions and their implications for patients, clinicians, and policy makers

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Year: 2008
Type: article
Volume: 336
Issue: 7652
Pages: 1049-1051
Citations: 1739
Access: Closed

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                                    Gordon Guyatt, 
                                
                                    Andrew D Oxman, 
                                
                                    Regina Kunz
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2008). 
                            Going from evidence to recommendations. 
                            BMJ
                            , 336
                            (7652)
                            , 1049-1051.
                            https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39493.646875.ae
                        

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DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39493.646875.ae