The evolution of the AASM clinical practice guidelines: Another step forward

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 129-135

  Morgenthaler, Timothy I ^a   Deriy, Ludmila ^b   Heald, Jonathan L ^b   Thomas, Sherene M ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b American Academy of Sleep Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

GRADE; Guidelines; Sleep

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLISHING; REVIEW; SLEEP; SLEEP MEDICINE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; ORGANIZATION; SLEEP WAKE DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SLEEP WAKE DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84956691928     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.5412     Document Type: Review

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