Does evidence-based medicine help the development of clinical practice guidelines?

Chest

Volumn 113, Issue 3 SUPPL., 1998, Pages 172S-178S

  Heffner, John E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCUMENTATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; TEAMWORK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0031896122     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.113.3_Supplement.172S     Document Type: Article

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