Clinical guidelines: Legal and political considerations of clinical practice guidelines

British Medical Journal

Volumn 318, Issue 7184, 1999, Pages 661-664

  Hurwitz, Brian ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LEGAL LIABILITY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NEGLIGENCE; POLITICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED KINGDOM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL MEDICINE; JURISPRUDENCE; LEGAL ASPECT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE;

CLINICAL MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; JURISPRUDENCE; LIABILITY, LEGAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0033528375     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.318.7184.661     Document Type: Short Survey

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