Table 2 Grade of recommendation & criteria
From: Patient centered guidelines for the laboratory diagnosis of Gaucher disease type 1
Grade | Descriptor | Qualifying Evidence |
|---|---|---|
A | Strong recommendation | Level I evidence or consistent findings from multiple studies of levels II, III, or IV |
B | Recommendation | Levels II, III, or IV evidence and findings are generally consistent |
C | Option | Levels II, III, or IV evidence, but findings are inconsistent |
D | Option | Level V evidence: little or no systematic empirical evidence |