A systematic approach for uptake of evidence on sex-specific issues in guidelines - A pilot study

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 369-377

  Keuken, Debby ^a   Bindels, Patrick ^b   Klazinga, Niek ^a   Haafkens, Joke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

guideline development; guidelines; sex differences

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; CONTENT ANALYSIS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; THYROID DISEASE;

ALCOHOLISM; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; ECZEMA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PILOT PROJECTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEX FACTORS; THYROID DISEASES;

EID: 84858121083     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01591.x     Document Type: Article

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