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. 2001 Aug 11;323(7308):334-6.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7308.334.

A new system for grading recommendations in evidence based guidelines

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A new system for grading recommendations in evidence based guidelines

R Harbour et al. BMJ. .
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