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Clinical Practice Guidelines: Sources
Practice Guidelines in PubMed
After searching your topic in PubMed you can limit the result to practice guideline.
- Under "Article Types" on the left click "More."
- Then choose "Practice Guideline" from the list of article types.
Where to Find Clinical Practice Guidelines
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American College of Physicians Clinical RecommendationsThe ACP Clinical Recommendations includes three sections: Clinical Practice Guidelines, Clinical Guidance Statements, and Best Practice Advice.
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American Psychiatric Association Practice GuidelinesAPA practice guidelines provide evidence-based recommendations for the assessment and treatment of psychiatric disorders. This page links to the complete text of all APA practice guidelines published on PsychiatryOnline, which provides additional tools and resources for each guideline.
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Cardiology Practice Guidelines and Clinical DocumentsAmerican College of Cardiology evidence-based guidelines.
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Health Services/Technology Assessment TextsHSTAT includes the Agency for Health Care Practice and Research (AHCPR) clinical guidelines and evidence reports, National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Statements, and U.S. Guide to Clinical Preventive Services.
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NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines™)The National Comprehensive Cancer Network has clinical practice guidelines. The content is free, but users must register first to access the information. Included are NCCN Guidelines for Treatment of Cancer by Site; NCCN Guidelines for Detection, Prevention, & Risk Reduction; NCCN Guidelines for Supportive Care.
Guidelines in ClinicalKey
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ClinicalKeyPractice guidelines available on ClinicalKey may be searched by title, authoring organization and by specialty.