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GRADE

A widely used system for rating how certain evidence is and how strong a recommendation should be.

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Definition

GRADE rates the certainty of evidence as high, moderate, low or very low, starting from study design and adjusting for risk of bias, inconsistency, imprecision, indirectness and other factors. Cochrane reviews and many guidelines use it.

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