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A framework for tailoring clinical guidelines to comorbidity at the point of care.

TitleA framework for tailoring clinical guidelines to comorbidity at the point of care.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2007
AuthorsBraithwaite, Scott R., John Concato, Chung Chou Chang, Mark S. Roberts, and Amy C. Justice
JournalArchives of internal medicine
Volume167
Issue21
Pagination2361-5
Date Published2007 Nov 26
ISSN0003-9926
KeywordsColonoscopy, 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
AbstractEvidence 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.
DOI10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01601.x
Alternate JournalArch. Intern. Med.

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