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Scientific Evidence Underlying the ACC/AHA Clinical Practice Guidelines
JAMA, 02/26/09
Tricoci P et al. - Recommendations issued in current ACC/AHA clinical practice guidelines are largely developed from lower levels of evidence or expert opinion. The proportion of recommendations for which there is no conclusive evidence is also growing. These findings highlight the need to improve the process of writing guidelines and to expand the evidence base from which clinical practice guidelines are derived.
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