Evaluating the use of the appropriateness method in the agency for health care policy and research clinical practice guideline development process

Health Services Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 453-468

  Shekelle, Paul G ^a   Schriger, David L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

appropriateness; group process; Practice guidelines

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LOW BACK PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LOW BACK PAIN; PILOT PROJECTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRACTION; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY;

EID: 0029967957     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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