# GRADE guidelines: 18. How ROBINS-I and other tools to assess risk of bias in nonrandomized studies should be used to rate the certainty of a body of evidence

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/grade-guidelines-18-how-robins-i-and-other-tools-to-assess-risk-of-bias-in/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Holger J. Schünemann,Carlos A. Cuello‐García,Elie A. Akl,Reem A. Mustafa,Joerg J Meerpohl,Kris Thayer,Rebecca L. Morgan,Gerald Gartlehner,Regina Kunz,Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi,Jonathan A C Sterne,Julian P. T. Higgins,Gordon Guyatt |
| Citations | 895 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2018.01.012 |
| Fields | Decision Sciences,Economics, Econometrics and Finance,Health Professions |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | green |
| OA URL | https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/journal_volume/Journal_of_Clinical_Epidemiology.html>, |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2792308249 |
| PMID | 29432858 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2018 |

## Paper authors

- [Reem A. Mustafa](https://scholariq.org/researchers/reem-a-mustafa/)
- [Gordon Guyatt](https://scholariq.org/researchers/gordon-guyatt/)

## Paper journal

- [Journal of Clinical Epidemiology](https://scholariq.org/journals/journal-of-clinical-epidemiology/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Meta-analysis and systematic reviews](https://scholariq.org/topics/meta-analysis-and-systematic-reviews/)

## Paper topics

- [Meta-analysis and systematic reviews](https://scholariq.org/topics/meta-analysis-and-systematic-reviews/)
- [Health Policy Implementation Science](https://scholariq.org/topics/health-policy-implementation-science/)
- [Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life](https://scholariq.org/topics/health-systems-economic-evaluations-quality-of-life/)

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