Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 63, Issue 5 , Pages 513-523, May 2010

AHRQ Series Paper 5: Grading the strength of a body of evidence when comparing medical interventions—Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Effective Health-Care Program

  • Douglas K. Owens

      Affiliations

    • VA Palo Alto Healthcare System, Palo Alto, CA, 94304 USA
    • Stanford-UCSF Evidence-based Practice Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
    • Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research, Stanford University, 117 Encina Commons, Stanford, CA 94305-6019, USA. Tel.: 650-723-0933; fax: 650-724-5182.
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  • Kathleen N. Lohr

      Affiliations

    • RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709-2194 USA
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  • David Atkins

      Affiliations

    • Quality Enhancement Research Initiative, Health Services Research & Development Service (HSR&D), Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC, 20420 USA
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  • Jonathan R. Treadwell

      Affiliations

    • ECRI Institute Evidence-based Practice Center, Plymouth Meeting, PA, 19462 USA
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  • James T. Reston

      Affiliations

    • ECRI Institute Evidence-based Practice Center, Plymouth Meeting, PA, 19462 USA
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  • Eric B. Bass

      Affiliations

    • Johns Hopkins University Evidence-based Practice Center, Baltimore, MD, 21287 USA
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  • Stephanie Chang

      Affiliations

    • Center for Outcomes and Evidence, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD, 20850 USA
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  • Mark Helfand

      Affiliations

    • Oregon Health & Sciences University Evidence-based Practice Center, Oregon Health & Sciences University, Staff Physician, Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, OR, 97207 USA

Accepted 11 March 2009. published online 13 July 2009.

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PII: S0895-4356(09)00093-6

doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.03.009

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 63, Issue 5 , Pages 513-523, May 2010

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