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. 2008 Feb 16;15(1):15–24. doi: 10.1007/s00534-007-1276-8

Table 1.

Strength of recommendations10

A, Strongly recommend performing the clinical action
B, Recommend performing the clinical action
C1, The clinical action may be considered although there is a lack of high-level scientific evidence for its use. May be useful
C2, Clinical action not definitively recommended because of insufficient scientific evidence. Evidence insufficient to support or deny usefulness
D, Recommend not performing the clinical action