Background: The Canadian Medical Association maintains a national online database of
clinical practice guidelines developed, endorsed or reviewed by Canadian organizations …

Abstract The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) maintains a database of clinical practice
guidelines (CPGs) developed or endorsed by Canadian organizations. The study purpose …

Background Despite the increasing number of manuals on how to develop clinical practice
guidelines (CPGs) there remain concerns about their quality. The aim of this study was to …

Objective To review the quality of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) from a wide range of
health care topics and report any changes seen since 1992. Study Design and Setting A …

Published clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are abundant and more easily accessible than
ever because of advances in technology and communication and the widespread use of …

Background Despite the growing availability of clinical practice guidelines since the early
1990's, little is known about how guideline development and dissemination may have …

Practice Guidelines3 combines 2 earlier documents, which have been updated and revised
for use by individuals and groups interested in the development, adaptation, implementation …

Clinical practice guidelines abound. The recommendations contained in these guidelines
are used not only to make decisions about the care of individual patients but also as practice …

Objectives: To identify predictors of high-quality clinical practice guidelines. Methods: A total
of 86 guidelines from 11 countries were assessed by four independent appraisers per …

Objective: To identify the number of Australian clinical practice guidelines, and their key
characteristics. Design, setting and participants: Clinical practice guidelines that were …