GRADE guidelines: 1. Introduction—GRADE evidence profiles and summary of findings tables

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Year: 2011
Type: article
Volume: 64
Issue: 4
Pages: 383-394
Citations: 9520
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                                    Gordon Guyatt, 
                                
                                    Andrew D Oxman, 
                                
                                    Elie A. Akl
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2011). 
                            GRADE guidelines: 1. Introduction—GRADE evidence profiles and summary of findings tables. 
                            Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
                            , 64
                            (4)
                            , 383-394.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2010.04.026
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2010.04.026