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Guideline groups should make recommendations even if the evidence is considered insufficient

Ignacio Neumann, Holger J. Schünemann

2020Canadian Medical Association Journal44 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

KEY POINTS Clinicians and patients often face situations in which the evidence to support a proposed intervention is sparse or doubtful — sometimes called “insufficient evidence.” Some guideline developers are reluctant to make concrete recommendations when evidence is deemed insufficient. For

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