The expert consensus practice guideline project: A new method of establishing best practice

Journal of Practical Psychiatry and Behavioral Health

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 295-306

  Frances, Allen ^a   Kahn, David A ^b   Carpenter, Daniel ^c   Ross, Ruth ^d   Docherty, John P ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d Box 288A ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Expert consensus; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Schizophrenia; Treatment practice guidelines

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000134168     PISSN: 10765417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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