Symbols were superior to numbers for presenting strength of recommendations to health care consumers: a randomized trial.

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Published in J Clin Epidemiol on August 01, 2007

Authors

Elie A Akl1, Nancy Maroun, Gordon Guyatt, Andrew D Oxman, Pablo Alonso-Coello, Gunn E Vist, P J Devereaux, Victor M Montori, Holger J Schünemann

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, University at Buffalo, NY, USA.

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