Evaluation of the practice guidelines of Finnish institute of occupational health with AGREE instrument

Industrial Health

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 689-693

  Kinnunen Amoroso, Maritta ^a   Pasternack, Iris ^a   Mattila, Sirpa ^b   Parantainen, Anu ^c  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b Occupational Health Service of Municipality of Espoo   (Finland)

^c Mehilainen Occupational Health Care   (Finland)

Author keywords

Agree instrument; Estimation; Evidence based medicine; Guideline; Occupational health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FINLAND; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FINLAND; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 75149182814     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.47.689     Document Type: Article

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