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treatment, prediction and prognosis, etiology, and economics of obesity. However,
“evidence does not make decisions”2, and clinicians making decisions
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and second, that is not yet ready for clinical attention but is at a preclinical
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then provide their assessments of the relevance and newsworthiness of the reports
through an online review process, the McMaster Online Rating of Evidence (MORE).
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2Haynes RB, Devereaux PJ, Guyatt GH. Clinical expertise in the era of
evidence-based medicine and patient choice [editorial]. ACP Journal Club.
2002;136:A11-3.
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