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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div xml:lang="en" lang="en"><hr/><p><b>English</b></p><hr/><p class="res-header-id"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem KGGradeCertainty</b></p><a name="KGGradeCertainty"> </a><a name="hcKGGradeCertainty"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://smart.who.int/base/CodeSystem/KGGradeCertainty</code> defines the following codes:</p><table class="codes"><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">high<a name="KGGradeCertainty-high"> </a></td><td>High</td><td>We are very confident that the true effect lies close to the estimate of the effect.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">moderate<a name="KGGradeCertainty-moderate"> </a></td><td>Moderate</td><td>We are moderately confident in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be close to it, but there is a possibility that it is substantially different.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">low<a name="KGGradeCertainty-low"> </a></td><td>Low</td><td>Our confidence in the effect estimate is limited: the true effect may be substantially different from it.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">very-low<a name="KGGradeCertainty-very-low"> </a></td><td>Very low</td><td>We have very little confidence in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be substantially different from it. Not the same finding as 'could not determine' — absent evidence is a gap, not a grade.</td></tr></table></div><div xml:lang="fr" lang="fr"><hr/><p><b>French</b></p><hr/><p class="res-header-id"><b>Narratif généré : CodeSystem KGGradeCertainty</b></p><a name="fr-KGGradeCertainty"> </a><a name="fr-hcKGGradeCertainty"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://smart.who.int/base/CodeSystem/KGGradeCertainty</code> defines the following codes:</p><table class="codes"><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Affichage</b></td><td><b>Définition</b></td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">high<a name="fr-KGGradeCertainty-high"> </a></td><td>High</td><td>We are very confident that the true effect lies close to the estimate of the effect.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">moderate<a name="fr-KGGradeCertainty-moderate"> </a></td><td>Moderate</td><td>We are moderately confident in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be close to it, but there is a possibility that it is substantially different.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">low<a name="fr-KGGradeCertainty-low"> </a></td><td>Low</td><td>Our confidence in the effect estimate is limited: the true effect may be substantially different from it.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">very-low<a name="fr-KGGradeCertainty-very-low"> </a></td><td>Very low</td><td>We have very little confidence in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be substantially different from it. Not the same finding as 'could not determine' — absent evidence is a gap, not a grade.</td></tr></table></div><div xml:lang="ar" lang="ar"><hr/><p><b>Arabic</b></p><hr/><p class="res-header-id"><b>السرد المُنشأ: CodeSystem KGGradeCertainty</b></p><a name="ar-KGGradeCertainty"> </a><a name="ar-hcKGGradeCertainty"> </a><p>يُعرّف هذا case-sensitive نظام الشيفرة <code>http://smart.who.int/base/CodeSystem/KGGradeCertainty</code> الرمز التالي<f test="code-count != 1">s</f>:</p><table class="codes"><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap"><b>الكود</b></td><td><b>العرض</b></td><td><b>التعريف</b></td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">high<a name="ar-KGGradeCertainty-high"> </a></td><td>High</td><td>We are very confident that the true effect lies close to the estimate of the effect.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">moderate<a name="ar-KGGradeCertainty-moderate"> </a></td><td>Moderate</td><td>We are moderately confident in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be close to it, but there is a possibility that it is substantially different.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">low<a name="ar-KGGradeCertainty-low"> </a></td><td>Low</td><td>Our confidence in the effect estimate is limited: the true effect may be substantially different from it.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">very-low<a name="ar-KGGradeCertainty-very-low"> </a></td><td>Very low</td><td>We have very little confidence in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be substantially different from it. Not the same finding as 'could not determine' — absent evidence is a gap, not a grade.</td></tr></table></div><div xml:lang="zh" lang="zh"><hr/><p><b>Chinese</b></p><hr/><p class="res-header-id"><b>Generated Narrative: 代码系统 KGGradeCertainty</b></p><a name="zh-KGGradeCertainty"> </a><a name="zh-hcKGGradeCertainty"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://smart.who.int/base/CodeSystem/KGGradeCertainty</code> defines the following codes:</p><table class="codes"><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">high<a name="zh-KGGradeCertainty-high"> </a></td><td>High</td><td>We are very confident that the true effect lies close to the estimate of the effect.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">moderate<a name="zh-KGGradeCertainty-moderate"> </a></td><td>Moderate</td><td>We are moderately confident in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be close to it, but there is a possibility that it is substantially different.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">low<a name="zh-KGGradeCertainty-low"> </a></td><td>Low</td><td>Our confidence in the effect estimate is limited: the true effect may be substantially different from it.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">very-low<a name="zh-KGGradeCertainty-very-low"> </a></td><td>Very low</td><td>We have very little confidence in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be substantially different from it. Not the same finding as 'could not determine' — absent evidence is a gap, not a grade.</td></tr></table></div><div xml:lang="ru" lang="ru"><hr/><p><b>Russian</b></p><hr/><p class="res-header-id"><b>Сгенерированный нарратив: CodeSystem KGGradeCertainty</b></p><a name="ru-KGGradeCertainty"> </a><a name="ru-hcKGGradeCertainty"> </a><p>Данная система кодов <code>http://smart.who.int/base/CodeSystem/KGGradeCertainty</code> case-sensitive определяет следующие коды:</p><table class="codes"><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap"><b>Код</b></td><td><b>Отображение</b></td><td><b>Определение</b></td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">high<a name="ru-KGGradeCertainty-high"> </a></td><td>High</td><td>We are very confident that the true effect lies close to the estimate of the effect.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">moderate<a name="ru-KGGradeCertainty-moderate"> </a></td><td>Moderate</td><td>We are moderately confident in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be close to it, but there is a possibility that it is substantially different.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">low<a name="ru-KGGradeCertainty-low"> </a></td><td>Low</td><td>Our confidence in the effect estimate is limited: the true effect may be substantially different from it.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">very-low<a name="ru-KGGradeCertainty-very-low"> </a></td><td>Very low</td><td>We have very little confidence in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be substantially different from it. Not the same finding as 'could not determine' — absent evidence is a gap, not a grade.</td></tr></table></div><div xml:lang="es" lang="es"><hr/><p><b>Spanish</b></p><hr/><p class="res-header-id"><b>Generated Narrative: SistemaDeCodigos KGGradeCertainty</b></p><a name="es-KGGradeCertainty"> </a><a name="es-hcKGGradeCertainty"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://smart.who.int/base/CodeSystem/KGGradeCertainty</code> defines the following codes:</p><table class="codes"><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">high<a name="es-KGGradeCertainty-high"> </a></td><td>High</td><td>We are very confident that the true effect lies close to the estimate of the effect.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">moderate<a name="es-KGGradeCertainty-moderate"> </a></td><td>Moderate</td><td>We are moderately confident in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be close to it, but there is a possibility that it is substantially different.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">low<a name="es-KGGradeCertainty-low"> </a></td><td>Low</td><td>Our confidence in the effect estimate is limited: the true effect may be substantially different from it.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">very-low<a name="es-KGGradeCertainty-very-low"> </a></td><td>Very low</td><td>We have very little confidence in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be substantially different from it. Not the same finding as 'could not determine' — absent evidence is a gap, not a grade.</td></tr></table></div></div>
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