A comparative quality assessment of evidence-based clinical guidelines in endocrinology

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 183-190

  Hazlehurst, Jonathan M ^a   Armstrong, Matthew J ^a   Sherlock, Mark ^b,c   Rowe, Ian A ^a   O'Reilly, Michael W ^a   Franklyn, Jayne A ^a   Stewart, Paul M ^a   Tomlinson, Jeremy W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY; ANDROGEN THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOCRINOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GRADING OF RECOMMENDATION ASSESSMENT DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARDIZATION; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISEASES; ENDOCRINOLOGY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872101153     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2012.04441.x     Document Type: Article

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