A new method of developing expert consensus practice guidelines

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1023-1029

  Frances, Allen ^a   Kahn, David ^b   Carpenter, Dan ^c   Frances, Craig ^d   Docherty, John ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; POLITICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PSYCHIATRY; QUALITY CONTROL; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031858472     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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