# What is “quality of evidence” and why is it important to clinicians?

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/what-is-quality-of-evidence-and-why-is-it-important-to-clinicians/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Gordon Guyatt,Andrew D Oxman,Regina Kunz,Gunn Elisabeth Vist,Yngve Falck–Ytter,Holger J. Schünemann |
| Citations | 3,270 |
| DOI | 10.1136/bmj.39490.551019.be |
| Fields | Decision Sciences,Health Professions,Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | green |
| OA URL | http://hdl.handle.net/11380/625045 |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2134236426 |
| PMID | 18456631 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2008 |

## Paper authors

- [Gordon Guyatt](https://scholariq.org/researchers/gordon-guyatt/)
- [Andrew D Oxman](https://scholariq.org/researchers/andrew-d-oxman/)

## Paper journal

- [BMJ](https://scholariq.org/journals/bmj-2/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Clinical practice guidelines implementation](https://scholariq.org/topics/clinical-practice-guidelines-implementation/)

## Paper topics

- [Clinical practice guidelines implementation](https://scholariq.org/topics/clinical-practice-guidelines-implementation/)
- [Meta-analysis and systematic reviews](https://scholariq.org/topics/meta-analysis-and-systematic-reviews/)
- [Healthcare cost, quality, practices](https://scholariq.org/topics/healthcare-cost-quality-practices/)

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