The AMA Style Guide prefers the phrase Criterion Standard instead of "gold standard  " , and many medical journals now mandate this usage in their instructions for contributors. For instance, Archives of biological Medicine and Rehabilitation specifies this usage. When the criterion is a whole clinical testing procedure it is usually referred to as clinical case definition   .
The AMA Style Guide has prefered the phrase Criterion Standard instead of "gold standard . " Other journals have also issued mandates in their instructions for contributors. For instance, Archives of biological Medicine and Rehabilitation specifies this usage. When the criterion is a whole clinical testing procedure it is usually referred to as clinical case definition . In practice however, the uptake of this term by authors, as well as enforcement by editorial staff is notably poor, at least for AMA journals .
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In practice however, the uptake of this term by authors, as well as enforcement by editorial staff is notably poor, at least for AMA journals