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Publication Formats > Guideline > Practice Guideline

Preferred term

Practice Guideline  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Work consisting of a set of directions or principles to assist the health care practitioner with patient care decisions about appropriate diagnostic, therapeutic, or other clinical procedures for specific clinical circumstances. Practice guidelines may be developed by government agencies at any level, institutions, organizations such as professional societies or governing boards, or by the convening of expert panels. They can provide a foundation for assessing and evaluating the quality and effectiveness of health care in terms of measuring improved health, reduction of variation in services or procedures performed, and reduction of variation in outcomes of health care delivered.

Broader concept

In other languages

  • French

  • Directives de bonnes pratiques
  • Lignes directrices de bonnes pratiques
  • Recommandations de bonnes pratiques

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-MB842WZL-X

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