An analysis of 25 Milliman and Robertson guidelines for surgery: Data- driven versus consensus-derived clinical practice guidelines

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 228, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 579-587

  Rutledge, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH;

CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0032471225     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199810000-00014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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