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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 Jul;128(1):305–310. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e318219c171

Table 1.

Canadian Task Force on the Periodic Health Examination’s Levels of Evidence*

Level Type of evidence
I At least 1 RCT with proper randomization
II.1 Well designed cohort or case-control study
II.2 Time series comparisons or dramatic results from uncontrolled studies
III Expert opinions
*

Adapted from Canadian Task Force on the Periodic Health Examination. The periodic health examination. Can Med Assoc J 1979;121:1193-254