Australian clinical practice guidelines - A national study

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 192, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 490-494

  Buchan, Heather A ^a   Currie, Kay C ^a   Lourey, Emma J ^a   Duggan, Geraint R ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

EID: 77952378308     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03604.x     Document Type: Article

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