The emergence of clinical practice parameter guidelines in neuro-oncology: Promise of utility tempered with caution

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 359-362

  Linskey, Mark E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; NOTE; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEUROLOGY;

EID: 50449093431     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-008-9619-0     Document Type: Note

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