Creating guidelines and treating patients when there are no trials or systematic reviews

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 383-385

  Smith, Andrew F ^a  

^a ROYAL LANCASTER INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT OF INTEREST; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 84879163197     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e3283614061     Document Type: Review

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