Rating the quality of evidence and the strength of recommendations using GRADE

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 311-317

  Canfield, Steven E ^a   Dahm, Philipp ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Guidelines; Levels of evidence; Urology

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; STANDARD; UROLOGY;

COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UROLOGY;

EID: 79957481952     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-011-0667-2     Document Type: Review

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