Which of the following characteristics of a clinical practice guideline is the best indicator that the recommendations are truly evidence-based?
A) The producers of the guideline will say so and a reference list is provided.
B) The producers used a levels of evidence hierarchy to characterize the types of supporting evidence.
C) A computerized database search was conducted before the recommendations were developed.
D) The evidence for each recommendation is summarized and referenced.

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The best indicator that recommendations are truly evidence-based is when the evidence for each recommendation is summarized and referenced, as this shows transparency and allows for verification of the sources and quality of evidence used.

Which of the Following Characteristics of a Clinical Practice Guideline