A Review of Clinical Guidelines with Some Thoughts about Their Utility and Appropriate Use

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 123, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 573-576

  Alpert, Joseph S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOLD STANDARD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUALITY CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953655559     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2010.03.008     Document Type: Editorial

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