Guiding the reluctant: A primer on guidelines in general and pancreatitis in particular

Pancreatology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 139-143

  Bradley III, Edward L ^a,b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute pancreatitis; Evidence based medicine; Guidelines; Standard of care

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ACUTE HEMORRHAGIC PANCREATITIS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHOLANGITIS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENTERIC FEEDING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; JAUNDICE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY; PANCREAS NECROSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; SPHINCTEROTOMY;

EID: 0038395689     PISSN: 14243903     EISSN: 14243911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000070082     Document Type: Review

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