The relation between systematic reviews and practice guidelines

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 210-216

  Cook, Deborah J ^a   Greengold, Nancy L ^b   Ellrodt, A Gray ^b   Weingarten, Scott R ^b  

^a ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW;

EID: 0030761938     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-127-3-199708010-00006     Document Type: Review

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