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It may not be used for commercial  \npurposes or product marketing. Approved non-English  \nlanguage versions of the AGREE II Instrument must be used  \nwhere available. Offers of assistance in translation into other  \nlanguages are welcome, provided they conform to the  \nprotocol set out by The AGREE Research Trust.  \nDISCLAIMER  \nThe AGREE II Instrument is a generic tool designed primarily to  \nhelp guideline developers and users assess the  \nmethodological quality of guidelines.  \nThe authors do not take responsibility for the improper use of  \nthe AGREE II Instrument.  \n© The AGREE Research Trust , May 2009.  \n© The AGREE Research Trust, September 2013.  \nSUGGESTED CITATION:  \nBrouwers M, Kho ME, Browman GP, Cluzeau F, feder G, Fervers B, Hanna S, Makarski J on behalf of the AGREE Next Steps Consortium. AGREE II: Advancing guideline development, reporting and evaluation in healthcare. Can Med Assoc J. Dec 2010, 182:E839-842; doi: 10. 1503/cmaj.090449  \nFUNDING:  \nThe development of the AGREE II Instrument was funded by a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (FRN77822)  \nFOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE AGREE CONTACT:  \nAGREE II Project Office, [agree@mcmaster.ca](agree@mcmaster.ca)[ ](agree@mcmaster.ca)AGREE Research Trust Web site, [www.agreetrust.org](www.agreetrust.org)  \nAGREE 10th Year Anniversary: 2003 -­‐ 2013  \nAGREE NEXT STEPS CONSORTIUM MEMBERSHIP  \nDr. Melissa C. Brouwers  \nPrincipal Investigator, AGREE Next Steps Consortium McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada  \nConsortium Members:  \nDr. GP. Browman, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver Island, Canada Dr. JS. Burgers, Dutch Institute for Healthcare Improvement CBO, The Netherlands  \nDr. F. Cluzeau, Chair of AGREE Research Trust; St. George’s Hospital Medical School, London, UK  \nDr. D. Davis, Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, DC, USA Dr. G. Feder, University of Bristol, UK  \nDr. B. Fervers, Cancer et Environement, Centre Léon Bérard, France  \nDr. I. Graham, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Dr. J. Grimshaw, Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ontario, Canada  \nDr. SE. Hanna, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada  \nMs. ME. Kho, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada  \nDr. P. Littlejohns, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, London, UK Ms. J. Makarski, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada  \nDr. L. Zitzelsberger, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada  \nNOTICE:  \nAGREE II Original Public Release and Publication Date: 2009/2010  \nAGREE II Update: September 2013  \nPlease see the Update section, at the end of the Introduction, following the References section  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nI. INTRODUCTION  \nI. Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 1  \nII. Applying the AGREE II ................................................................................................................. 4  \nIII. Key Resources and References ................................................................................................... 4  \nII. USER’S MANUAL: INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THE AGREE II ................................................................. 6  \nI. Preparing to Use the AGREE II .................................................................................................... 7  \nII. Structure and Content of the AGREE II ....................................................................................... 7  \nIII. 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