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Discover Ludwig"weak recommendation" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It refers to a suggestion or advice that is not strong or forceful. You can use "weak recommendation" when giving a suggestion that is not very confident or assertive. For example: "I would make a weak recommendation to try the vegetarian option, as it received mixed reviews from previous customers." "Our team has made a weak recommendation to switch to a new software, but further research is needed before making a final decision." It is important to note that a "weak recommendation" should still be supported by some evidence or reasoning, rather than simply being a vague or random suggestion.
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Annual screening with LDCT for individuals who meet the NLST eligibility criteria is recommended (grade 2B; weak recommendation, moderate level of evidence).
When making a strong recommendation we used the terminology "We recommend…" whereas when making a weak recommendation, less definitive wording was used, such as, "We suggest…" was used.
Administration of intravenous immunoglobulin may be considered in children with severe sepsis (weak recommendation), although a recent meta-analysis does not recommend their use in current practice in the adult population [ 46].
The quality of evidence is moderate for stillbirths given the wide uncertainty in the results; the intervention cannot be recommended exclusively for preventi ng stillbirth and thus received a weak recommendation against the intervention for this outcome.
A weak recommendation, either for or against an intervention, indicated that the tradeoff between desirable and undesirable effects was less clear.
A weak recommendation, either for or against an intervention, indicated that the trade-off between desirable and undesirable effects was less clear.
The committee made a weak recommendation to "consider" vaccination for high-risk persons, overlooking the fact that plenty of casual gardeners and hikers were being infected.
2C, Weak recommendation, Low quality of evidence.
A weak recommendation indicated a less clear trade-off or weaker evidence; the phrase "We suggest…" was then used.
RECOMMENDATION 4: The AABB suggests that transfusion decisions be influenced by symptoms as well as hemoglobin concentration (Grade: weak recommendation; low-quality evidence).
While answers of "routine use" or "strong recommendation" were associated with trained units, "weak recommendation" was associated with non-trained units (p < 0.001; Fig. 1c).
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