I commend the CHEP for its efforts to reduce bias resulting from financial competing interests
when developing guidelines. The steps outlined in their letter lead in the right direction. In …

Dr. Wei-Yi Song's letter to CMAJ,“Don't freeze specialists out of guideline development,” 1
outlines the Canadian Psychiatric Association's concerns regarding Dr. Ismail Jatoi and Dr …

REPORTS CRITIQUING THE VALIDITY OF RANDOMIZED trials, 1 meta-analyses, 2
diagnostic test studies, 3 and economic evaluations4 have challenged researchers to …

“Studies of guidelines unfortunately have reported a high proportion of recommendations—
including strong recommendations—based on evidence that is low quality and hypothesis …

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2.4 Other reviewer comments: 1The scope of outcomes and comparators considered in the
review by Bellamy et al. was very broad; there were no clear clinical questions in mind. The …

To the Editor: Dr Tricoci and colleagues1 published an analysis indicating that American
College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guidelines are largely …

I have read with interest the recent editorial criticizing the Canadian Diabetes Association
(CDA) Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs). 1 I am one of the few physicians who have …

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guidelines. Control group contamination would also be a problem when guidelines are …

To the Editor: Dr Tricoci and colleagues1 published an analysis indicating that American
College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guidelines are largely …