Guide to clinical practice guidelines: The current state of play

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 122-128

  Kredo, Tamara ^a   Bernhardsson, Susanne ^b,c   Machingaidze, Shingai ^a   Young, Taryn ^a,d   Louw, Quinette ^d   Ochodo, Eleanor ^d   Grimmer, Karen ^d,e  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b Närhälsan Rehabilitation   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

adaptation; Clinical practice guidelines; guideline development; implementation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; SAFETY; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NOMENCLATURE; STANDARDS;

COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84960126616     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzv115     Document Type: Article

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