The hierarchy of evidence: Levels and grades of recommendation

Indian Journal of Orthopaedics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-15

  Petrisor, Brad A ^a,b   Bhandari, M ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

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EID: 33847338824     PISSN: 00195413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5413.30519     Document Type: Conference Paper

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