Title | A framework for tailoring clinical guidelines to comorbidity at the point of care. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2007 |
Authors | Braithwaite, Scott R., John Concato, Chung Chou Chang, Mark S. Roberts, and Amy C. Justice |
Journal | Archives of internal medicine |
Volume | 167 |
Issue | 21 |
Pagination | 2361-5 |
Date Published | 2007 Nov 26 |
ISSN | 0003-9926 |
Keywords | Colonoscopy, Colorectal Neoplasms, Comorbidity, Female, Guidelines as Topic, Heart Failure, HIV Infections, Humans, Life Expectancy, Male, Mass Screening, Middle Aged, Point-of-Care Systems, Risk Factors, Survival Analysis, Time Factors |
Abstract | Evidence is accumulating to suggest that clinical guidelines should be modified for patients with comorbidities, yet there is no quantitative and objective approach that considers benefits together with risks. |
DOI | 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01601.x |
Alternate Journal | Arch. Intern. Med. |