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. 2017 Jun 1;2017(6):CD006476. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006476.pub3
  Important benefit or harm Less important benefit or harm No important benefit/harm or null effect
High‐quality evidence Improves/decreases/prevents/leads to [outcome] Improves slightly/decreases slightly/leads to slightly fewer (more) [outcome] Results in little or no difference in [outcome]
Moderate‐quality evidence Probably improves/decreases/prevents/leads to [outcome] Probably improves slightly/decreases slightly/leads to slightly fewer (more) [outcome] Probably leads to little or no difference in [outcome]
Low‐quality evidence May improve/decrease/prevent/lead to [outcome] May slightly improve/slightly decrease/lead to slightly fewer (more) [outcome] May lead to little or no difference in [outcome]
Very low‐quality evidence It is uncertain whether [intervention] improves, decreases, prevents, leads to [outcome] because the quality of the evidence is very low
No data or no studies [Outcome] was not measured or was not reported, or no studies were found that evaluated the impact of [intervention] on [outcome]