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. 2007 Dec;66(12):1560–1567. doi: 10.1136/ard.2007.072157

Table 1 Levels of evidence.

I‐A Meta‐analysis of randomised controlled trials
I‐B Randomised controlled trial
II‐A Controlled study without randomisation
II‐B Quasi‐experimental study
III Descriptive studies (comparative, correlation, case‐control)
IV Expert committee reports/opinions and/or clinical opinion of respected authorities