Attributes of ATS documents that guide clinical practice: Recommendations of the ATS Clinical Practice Committee

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2015-2025

  Heffner, John E ^a   Aitken, Moira ^b   Geist, Lois ^b   Osborne, Molly ^b   Phillips, Yancy ^b   Strohl, Kingman ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; THORAX DISEASE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0031467952     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.156.6.ats9-97     Document Type: Review

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