Commentary: When is a practice guideline only a guideline?

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 302-305

  Zonana, Howard ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 54949084617     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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