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For Evidence Summaries, all studies and papers selected to be included in the Evidence Summary are required to have a formal, documented assessment of methodological quality using the critical appraisal checklist as a guide for this process. The aim is to include the most recent, highest level of good quality evidence that relates to answering the clinical question. The critical appraisal checklists for systematic reviews, quantitative evidence, and qualitative evidence are found in the Technical Development Report template.
Each Recommended Practice is developed and reviewed on the basis of the quality of evidence in the Evidence Summary, the importance of critical appraisal this therefore related to both Evidence Summaries and Recommended Practices.
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The results of each methodological assessment are reported in the Technical Development Report.