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. 2009 Sep;6(9):e1000094.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000094. Epub 2009 Sep 15.

The GRADE system for rating clinical guidelines

Brian P Kavanagh  1
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The GRADE system for rating clinical guidelines

Brian P Kavanagh. PLoS Med. 2009 Sep.

Abstract

Brian Kavanagh critiques the GRADE system of grading guidelines, arguing that even though it has evolved through the Evidence-Based Medicine movement, there is no evidence that GRADE itself is reliable.

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The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

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