An Independent AGREE Evaluation of the Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines

Spine Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 72-77

  Cates, Jeffrey R ^a   Young, David N ^a   Bowerman, Daniel S ^a   Porter, Robert C ^a  

^a Department of Chiropractic Orthopedics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Appraisal; Best practice; Clinical practice; Evidence; Guidelines; Occupational medicine; Procedure; Quality; Recommendations

Indexed keywords

EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EVALUATION STUDIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 30544431847     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2005.06.012     Document Type: Review

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