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Appraise

4. Step 1: Determine the level of evidence

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4. Step 1: Determine the level of evidence

There are two aspects that you need to consider in order to determine the level of evidence of your paper.

  • What is the study type (or design)?
  • Is the study design appropriate to answer my clinical question?

We will go through each of these aspects in turn.