A taxonomy and critical review of tested strategies for the application of clinical practice recommendations: from "official" to "individual" clinical policy.

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Published in Am J Prev Med on January 01, 1988

Authors

J Lomas1, R B Haynes

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Clinical Epidemiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

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