Attributes of clinical guidelines that influence use of guidelines in general practice: observational study

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People and organisations setting evidence based clinical practice guidelines should take into account some of the other important attributes of effective recommendations for clinical practice.

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Observational studyClinical PracticeGuidelineMedicineFamily medicineMedical educationPathology

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Year: 1998
Type: article
Volume: 317
Issue: 7162
Pages: 858-861
Citations: 871
Access: Closed

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                                    R.P.T.M. Grol, 
                                
                                    J. Dalhuijsen, 
                                
                                    Sonia Thomas
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1998). 
                            Attributes of clinical guidelines that influence use of guidelines in general practice: observational study. 
                            BMJ
                            , 317
                            (7162)
                            , 858-861.
                            https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.317.7162.858
                        

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DOI: 10.1136/bmj.317.7162.858