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Joe Ornelas, MS, Jeffrey R. Dichter, MD, Asha V. Devereaux, MD, MPH, FCCP, Niranjan Kissoon, MBBS, FRCPC, Alicia Livinski, MA, MPH, Michael D. Christian, MD, FRCPC, FCCP 
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2. Figure 1
GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation) grid used for voting on a proposed recommendation or suggestion and for achieving panel consensus. This five-point Likert scale allows panelists to express strong or weak support for or against the proposed clinical statement. To achieve consensus, at least 80% of the voters must vote positively, which includes both strong and weak agreement combined.
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3. Figure 2 Consensus development process. TE = Topic Editor.
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