clinical practice guideline
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Clinical practice guidelines
A strategy for changing clinician behavior. Systematically developed statements or recommendations to assist practitioner and patient decisions about...
Continue readingA strategy for changing clinician behavior. Systematically developed statements or recommendations to assist practitioner and patient decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances. They present indications for performing a test, procedure, or intervention, or the proper management for specific clinical problems. Guidelines may be developed by government agencies, institutions, organizations such as professional societies or governing boards, or by convening expert panels.