Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 63, Issue 5 , Pages 474-475 , May 2010

AHRQ Series Commentary 1: Rating the evidence in comparative effectiveness reviews

  • Yngve Falck-Ytter

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Case and VA Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
    • ,
  • Holger Schünemann

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5, Canada
    • ,
  • Gordon Guyatt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

,Accepted 17 January 2010.

References 

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  2. Guyatt GH, Oxman AD, Kunz R, Vist GE, Falck-Ytter Y, Schünemann HJ GRADE Working Group. Rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations: what is “quality of evidence” and why is it important to clinicians?. BMJ. 2008;336:995–998
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PII: S0895-4356(10)00027-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2010.01.003

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 63, Issue 5 , Pages 474-475 , May 2010

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