On the goodness of recommendations: The changing face of practice parameters

Sleep

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1273-1276

  Aurora, R Nisha ^a   Morgenthaler, Timothy I ^b   Tracy, Sharon L ^c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NARCOLEPSY; NOTE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP;

EID: 78649808664     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: 15509109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/33.10.1273     Document Type: Note

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