Developing valid guidelines: Methodological and procedural issues from the North of England evidence based guideline development project

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 44-50

  Eccles, Martin ^a   Clapp, Zoe ^a   Grimshaw, Jeremy ^b   Adams, Philip C ^c   Higgins, Bernard ^d   Purves, Ian ^a   Russell, Ian ^e  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; TIME MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; ENGLAND; PILOT PROJECTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STATE MEDICINE; TIME MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0030097207     PISSN: 09638172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.5.1.44     Document Type: Article

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