Analysis of overall level of evidence behind Infectious Diseases Society of America practice guidelines

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 18-22

  Lee, Dong Heun ^a   Vielemeyer, Ole ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78651341094     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.482     Document Type: Article

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