Quality and consistency of clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis and management of osteoarthritis of the hip and knee: A descriptive overview of published guidelines

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 189, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 394-399

  Misso, Marie L ^a   Pitt, Veronica J ^a   Jones, Kay M ^a   Barnes, Hayley N ^a   Piterman, Leon ^a   Green, Sally E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMBASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; HIP ARTHROSCOPY; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HIP OSTEOTOMY; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE SURGERY; MEDLINE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 55449135256     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb02086.x     Document Type: Review

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