Research article
Systems for grading the quality of evidence and the strength of recommendations I: Critical appraisal of existing approaches The GRADE Working Group
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* Corresponding author: Gunn E Vist gev@nhsrc.no
1 Center for Practice and Technology Assessment, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 540 Gaither Rd. Rokville, MD 20852, USA
2 Centre for Health Services Research, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 21 Claremont Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4AA, UK
3 Informed Choice Research Department, Norwegian Health Services Research Centre, Pb. 7004 St. Olavs Plass, 0130 Oslo, Norway
4 Departments of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Medicine, McMaster University, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5, Canada
5 Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Newcastle, Level 5, New Med 2 Building, Newcastle Mater Hospital, Waratah, NSW 2298, Australia
6 Department of Oncology and Hematology, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico, Via dal Pozzo 41, 41100 Modena, Italia and Centro per la Valutazione della Efficacia della Assistenza Sanitaria (CeVEAS), Modena, Italy
7 Cancer Epidemiology Research Unit, Cancer Research and Registers Division, The Cancer Council NSW, PO Box 572, Kings Cross NSW 1340, Australia
8 Centre for Evidence-based Medicine, University Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford OX3 7JX, UK
9 Departments of Medicine and Social & Preventive Medicine, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, ECMC-CC142, 462 Grinder St, Buffalo, NY 14215, USA
10 Global Programme on Evidence for Health Policy, World Health Organisation, CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
11 The Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, HSR&D, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Duke University Medical Center, 508 Fulton St., Durham, NC 27705, USA
BMC Health Services Research 2004, 4:38 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-4-38
Published: 22 December 2004Additional files
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American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), a brief description of the ACCP approach.
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Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (ANHMRC), a brief description of the ANHMRC approach.
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Oxford Centre for Evidence-based Medicine (OCEBM), a brief description of the OCEBM approach.
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Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines (SIGN), a brief description of the SIGN approach.
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U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), a brief description of the USPSTF approach.
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U.S. Task Force on Community Preventive Services (USTFCPS), a brief description of the USTFCPS approach.
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