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Author Reply: A critical reflection on the grading of the certainty of evidence in umbrella reviews

Author: Stefania Papatheodorou

Published in: European Journal of Epidemiology | Issue 9/2019

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I would like to thank Dr. Schlesinger and colleagues for their critical reflection on the grading of the certainty of evidence in umbrella reviews. Even though this field is relatively new and we will learn a lot as it develops, there are certain aspects of this approach that are not as arbitrary as Schlesinger and colleagues are presenting. …

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Title: Author Reply: A critical reflection on the grading of the certainty of evidence in umbrella reviews
Author: Stefania Papatheodorou
Publication date: 01-09-2019
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: European Journal of Epidemiology / Issue 9/2019
Print ISSN: 0393-2990
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7284
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-019-00535-0

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