Application of consensus methods in making clinical practice guidelines of traditional medicine

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 555-560

  Liao, Xing ^a   Xie, Yan Ming ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

Clinical decision process; Guideline; Methodology; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

CHINESE MEDICINE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; EDITORIAL; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC OPINION; STANDARDIZATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 46049087520     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3736/jcim20080602     Document Type: Editorial

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