title: GRADE: an emerging consensus on rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8N 3Z5. guyatt@mcmaster.ca
authors.forename: Gordon H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Guyatt
authors.forename: Andrew D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Oxman
authors.forename: Gunn E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Vist
authors.forename: Regina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kunz
authors.forename: Yngve
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Falck-Ytter
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Alonso-Coello
authors.forename: Holger J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Schünemann
mesh_terms: D032921:Consensus; D003657:Decision Making; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care