A guide to the Canadian Medical Association handbook on clinical practice guidelines

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 177, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1221-1226

  Palda, Valerie A ^a,b,d   Davis, Dave ^b,c   Goldman, Joanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES   (United States)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TAXONOMY;

EID: 36549015326     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.070880     Document Type: Note

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