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Importance of Evidence Grading for Guideline Implementation: The Example of Asthma

David L. Hahn
The Annals of Family Medicine July 2009, 7 (4) 364-369; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.995
David L. Hahn
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Strength of Recommendation Taxonomy (SORT): evidence-grading system for individual studies.

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