The use of GRADE approach in Cochrane reviews of TCM was insufficient: a cross-sectional survey

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To conduct a cross-sectional survey on the application status of the Grades of Recommendations Assessment Development and Evaluation (GRADE) in Cochrane systematic reviews (CSRs) of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: We searched CSRs of TCM from the inception to December 2020 in the Cochrane Library database. General characteristics and details of GRADE were extracted.

Authors

Wang Q; Xiao Y; Guo T; Zhu H; Li J; Lai H; Zhang Y; Yang F; Liu Y; Yang K

Journal

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, Vol. 142, , pp. 1–9

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

2 2022

DOI

10.1016/j.jclinepi.2021.11.004

ISSN

0895-4356

Associated Experts

Ying Zhang

Visiting Associate Professor, Faculty of Science

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