An algorithm was developed to assign GRADE levels of evidence to comparisons within systematic reviews

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 70, Issue , 2016, Pages 106-110

  Pollock, Alex ^a   Farmer, Sybil E ^a   Brady, Marian C ^a   Langhorne, Peter ^b   Mead, Gillian E ^c   Mehrholz, Jan ^d   Van Wijck, Frederike ^a   Wiffen, Philip J ^e  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d Klinik Bavaria in Kreischa GmbH   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algorithm; GRADE; Methodology; Overview; Quality of evidence; Review

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; GRADING OF RECOMMENDATIONS ASSESSMENT DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY;

ALGORITHMS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 84957436990     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.08.013     Document Type: Article

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