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editorial
. 2012 Apr 14;18(14):1555–1564. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i14.1555

Table 1.

Levels of evidence[1]

Levels of evidence
I Randomised clinical trials with P < 0.05, adequate sample size, and appropriate methodology
II Randomised clinical trials with P < 0.05, inadequate sample size, and/or inappropriate methodology
III Non-randomised trials with simultaneous controls
IV Non-randomised trials with historical controls
V Case series