Using Practice Guideline Compendiums To Provide Better Preventive Care
Authors: Scott Weingarten
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1999)

Medical Writings2 March 1999Using Practice Guideline Compendiums To Provide Better Preventive CareScott Weingarten, MD, MPHScott Weingarten, MD, MPHCedars-Sinai Health System; Beverly Hills, CA 90211 (Weingarten)Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-130-5-199903020-00023 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail During the past decade, an increasing number of preventive care and other guidelines have been published in articles and textbooks and on the Internet (1-4). However, with the proliferation of this new and potentially important information, practitioners may become increasingly bewildered in their attempts to sort through the vast number of guidelines and decide which are most appropriate for their patients. The accelerated pace of development has led to an abundance of guidelines created by different organizations with different methods and different objectives (1-4). The quality and rigor of the guidelines vary widely. To address the propagation of preventive care ...References1. Clinician's Handbook of Preventive Services. Put Prevention into Practice. 2d ed. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Public Health Service, Office of Public Health and Science, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; 1998. Google Scholar2. Canadian Task Force on the Periodic Health Examination. The Canadian Guide to Clinical Preventive Health Care. Ottawa: Canada Communications Group; 1994. Google Scholar3. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Report of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. 2d ed. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins;, 1996 Google Scholar4. National Guideline Clearinghouse. www.guideline.gov. Google Scholar5. 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Roach, MDThe Changing Demographics of Chronic Kidney Disease in the US and Worldwide 2 March 1999Volume 130, Issue 5Page: 454-458KeywordsCancer preventionCommunication in health careHealth careInternetMammographyPatientsPreventive medicinePrimary care physiciansResearch designTreatment guidelines ePublished: 15 August 2000 Issue Published: 2 March 1999 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1999 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...