Developing the guidelines for preventive care: Two decades of experience

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-65

  Harris, Mark F ^a   Bailey, Linda ^b   Snowdon, Teri ^c   Litt, John ^d   Smith, Jane W ^e   Joyner, Beres ^f   Furler, John ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Queensland Health   (Australia)

^c The RACGP ^*  (Australia)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; General practice; Guidelines as topic; Preventive medicine

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CONSENSUS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; STANDARD;

AUSTRALIA; CONSENSUS; FAMILY PRACTICE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE;

EID: 77954754622     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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