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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 13.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatrics. 2011 Oct 16;128(5):1007–1022. doi: 10.1542/peds.2011-2654

FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 1

Integrating evidence-quality appraisal with an assessment of the anticipated balance between benefits and harms if a policy is conducted leads to designation of a policy as a strong recommendation, recommendation, option, or no recommendation. The evidence is discussed in more detail in a technical report that will follow in a later publication. RCT indicates randomized controlled trial; Rec, recommendation.