Clinical practice guidelines are recommendations for standards of care that are supported by strong scientific evidence. They can inform individual clinical practice decisions, improve health care quality and safety, and… Click to show full abstract
Clinical practice guidelines are recommendations for standards of care that are supported by strong scientific evidence. They can inform individual clinical practice decisions, improve health care quality and safety, and facilitate the translation of research into practice.1 To some extent, these recommendations are guided by the opinions, clinical experience, and composition of the guideline development panel.2 It is consequently vital that these panels represent the community to whom the guidelines will apply.
               
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