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Karlsson LE, Takahashi R. A Resource for Developing an Evidence Synthesis Report for Policy-Making [Internet]. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2017. (Health Evidence Network Synthesis Report, No. 50.)

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ANNEX 5. EXAMPLES OF DIFFERENT GRADING SYSTEMS FOR EVIDENCE

Table A5.1.. WHO/HEN grading scale.

Table A5.1.

WHO/HEN grading scale.

Table A5.2.. Quantitative evidence scale of GRADE.

Table A5.2.

Quantitative evidence scale of GRADE.

Table A5.3.. The CERQual approach: assessment of confidence in the evidence from reviews of qualitative synthesis findings.

Table A5.3.

The CERQual approach: assessment of confidence in the evidence from reviews of qualitative synthesis findings.

Table A5.4.. A hierarchy of evidence for practice in qualitative research: summary features.

Table A5.4.

A hierarchy of evidence for practice in qualitative research: summary features.

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