Grading Rationale Evidence Scale NLM NIH

<p>May 23, 2009 2:12 PM

Bob... this is it.... use this scale in your writing.

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<a name="grade" id="grade"> </a>*Key to grades

A: Strong scientific evidence for this use;

B: Good scientific evidence for this use;

C: Unclear scientific evidence for this use;

D: Fair scientific evidence against this use;

F: Strong scientific evidence against this use.

<a onclick="openNakedWin('TheNewWin')" href="grading.html" target="TheNewWin">Grading rationale</a></p>

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Note:  D or F  do NOT INDICATE HARM!!!  they indicate   STRONG EVIDENCE that the treatment does 

NOT PRODUCE BENEFIT!  HARM is entirely separate.

Also Expert Opinion and Historic or Folkloric Precedent is SEPARATELY GRADED.

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