What is “quality of evidence” and why is it important to clinicians?

Guyatt et al. (Thu,) studied this question.

www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69a30061efb2b0e59c0a3e6d — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39490.551019.be

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