Does the evidence referenced in NICE guidelines reflect a primary care population?

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 584, 2011, Pages

  Scullard, Paul ^a   Abdelhamid, Asmaa ^b   Steel, Nick ^b   Qureshi, Nadeem ^c  

^a Church Street Medical Centre ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Practice guidelines; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; TREATMENT PLANNING; GOVERNMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79955814905     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp11X561177     Document Type: Article

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