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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2014; 20(31): 10703-10714
Published online Aug 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i31.10703
Published online Aug 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i31.10703
Level | Therapy/prevention, etiology/harm | Prognosis |
1a | SR (with homogeneity1) of RCTs | SR (with homogeneity1) of inception cohort studies; CDR2 validated in different populations |
1b | Individual RCT (with narrow Confidence Interval2) | Individual inception cohort study with > 80% follow-up; CDR2 validated in a single population |
1c | All or none3 | All or none case-series |
2a | SR (with homogeneity1) of cohort studies | SR (with homogeneity1) of either retrospective cohort studies or untreated control groups in RCTs |
2b | Individual cohort study (including low quality RCT; e.g., < 80% follow-up) | Retrospective cohort study or follow-up of untreated control patients in an RCT; Derivation of CDR2 or validated on split-sample4 only |
2c | "Outcomes" Research; Ecological studies | "Outcomes" research |
3a | SR (with homogeneity1) of case-control studies | |
3b | Individual case-control study |
- Citation: Sgourakis G, Dedemadi G. Corticosteroid-free immunosuppression in liver transplantation: An evidence-based review. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(31): 10703-10714
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i31/10703.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i31.10703