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. 2013 Dec;59(12):1282-9.

From ABCs to GRADE: Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care's new rating system for clinical practice guidelines

Neil Bell  1 , Sarah Connor Gorber, Marcello Tonelli, Kevin Pottie, Harminder Singh, Michel Joffres, Elizabeth Shaw
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From ABCs to GRADE: Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care's new rating system for clinical practice guidelines

Neil Bell et al. Can Fam Physician. 2013 Dec.
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Figure 1.
Steps in the CTFPHC guideline development process CTFPHC—Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care. *Highlighted steps are discussed in the paper.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Example of an analytical framework using the breast cancer screening evidence review BSE—breast self-examination, CBE—clinical breast examination, MRI—magnetic resonance imaging.
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Figure 3.
Balancing the benefits and harms to determine the strength of a recommendation Based on a concept presented by Santesso and Gauld.
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