clinical practice guidelines
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clinical practice guidelines
a formal statement about a defined task or function in clinical practice, such as desirable diagnostic tests or the optimal treatment regimen for a specific diagnosis; generally based on the best available evidence, for example, randomized controlled trials that have been assessed by a Cochrane collaborating group.
See also: Cochrane collaboration.
See also: Cochrane collaboration.
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clinical practice guidelines
As used in UK medical practice, a term which refers to systematically developed recommendations for patient care, which are based on scientific research, data or evidence, and are used to guide health care decisions for a defined clinical condition or under specific circumstances.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
clinical practice guidelines
Clinical policies, practice guidelines, practice parameters, practice policies Medtalk Systematically developed statements to assist practitioner and Pt decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances. See Psychology.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
clin·i·cal prac·tice guide·lines
(klin'i-kăl prak'tis gīd'līnz)A formal statement about a defined task or function in clinical practice, such as desirable diagnostic tests or the optimal treatment regimen for a specific diagnosis; generally based on the best available evidence (e.g., randomized controlled trials that have been assessed by a Cochrane collaborating group).
See also: Cochrane collaboration
See also: Cochrane collaboration
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