New grades for recommendations from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 169, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 207-208

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EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE;

EID: 0042428998     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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