Production and quality of clinical practice guidelines in Argentina (1994-2004): a cross-sectional study.

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Published in Implement Sci on October 13, 2008

Authors

María Eugenia Esandi1, Zulma Ortiz, Evelina Chapman, Marcelo García Dieguez, Raúl Mejía, Ricardo Bernztein

Author Affiliations

1: Instituto de Investigaciones Epidemiológicas, Academia Nacional de Medicina, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina. eesandi@infovia.com.ar

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