| Study design(s) targeted by the tool | Guidelinesguidelines |
|---|---|
| Additional details on designs | NA |
| Tool area | Health |
| Link to the tool | Get the AGREE II tool |
Details | |
| Website | https://www.agreetrust.org/resource-centre/agree-ii/ |
| Primary publication | Brouwers MC, Kho ME, Browman GP, Burgers JS, Cluzeau F, Feder G, Fervers B, Graham ID, Grimshaw J, Hanna SE, Littlejohns P, Makarski J, Zitzelsberger L; AGREE Next Steps Consortium. AGREE II: advancing guideline development, reporting and evaluation in health care. CMAJ. 2010 Dec 14;182(18):E839-42. |
| DOI | 10.1503/cmaj.090449 |
| Guidance document | AGREE II guidance |
| Training | AGREE II training tools.
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| Language | English |
| Translations | Multiple translations available |
| Record last updated | 03/06/2026 |
Related tools and Publications | |
| Previous versions | |
| Updated versions | None |
| Related tools | A variety of tools have been developed to assist in the development, reporting and evaluation of practice guidelines |
| Evaluations | None known – please contact us if you are aware of any evaluations that should be listed here |
| Other publications | Additional publications are available on the AGREE website. |
Key Criteria | |
| Focuses on risk of bias, or makes a distinction between items that assess risk of bias and other aspects of study quality | No |
| Offers a method to reach either a domain specific or overall assessment of risk of bias | Yes |
| Tool developed for use across topic areas (i.e. not developed for specific clinical area such as physiotherapy or dentistry) | Yes |
| Avoids recommending use of summary numerical quality scores | No |
