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. 2011 Jun 6;11:87. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-11-87

Table 2.

Levels of evidence for the overall quality of the measurement property [16]

Level Rating Criteria
strong +++ or --- Consistent findings in multiple studies of good
methodological quality OR in one study of excellent
methodological quality
moderate ++ or -- Consistent findings in multiple studies of fair
methodological quality OR in one study of good
methodological quality
limited + or - One study of fair methodological quality
conflicting +/- Conflicting findings
unknown ? Only studies of poor methodological quality

[..] = reference number

+ = positive result, - = negative result