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Table 1 Evidence levels for in-text citations for empirical claims

From: Cognitive perspectives on maintaining physicians’ medical expertise: II. Acquiring, maintaining, and updating cognitive skills

Evidence level

Type of work

1

Quantitative meta-analysis

2

Narrative review

3

Multiple original experiments/randomized controlled trials (RCTs)

4

Single original experiment/RCT

5

Correlational or quasi-experimental study

6

Opinion paper