Why we need guidelines for guidelines: A study of the quality of clinical practice guidelines in Australia

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 165, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 574-576

  Ward, Jeanette E ^a,b,c   Grieco, Vincent ^a  

^a CENTRAL SYDNEY AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c CSAHS Needs Assess Hlth OU   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0029954536     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb138645.x     Document Type: Article

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