A review of clinical guidelines

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 956-964

  Andrews, E J ^a   Redmond, H P ^a  

^a University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DOCUMENTATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDLINE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; EVALUATION; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; STANDARD;

EVALUATION STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; JURISPRUDENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 4043123977     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4630     Document Type: Review

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